Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
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Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary
. It is a commune
in the Charente-Maritime
department in southwestern France
.
Although it belongs administratively to the canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
, the nearest market town is Gémozac
and is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower
fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.
Gironde estuary
The Gironde is a navigable estuary , in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux...
. It is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Although it belongs administratively to the canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, the nearest market town is Gémozac
Gémozac
Gémozac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
and is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.