Taillebourg, Charente-Maritime

Taillebourg
Chateau
Coat of arms
Taillebourg
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Taillebourg
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Savinien
Intercommunality	Pays Savinois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Perret
Area1	14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	732
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17436 / 17350
Elevation	2–63 m (6.6–206.7 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Taillebourg is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

It is built on a rock, overlooking the Charente River, 9 km downstream from Saintes.

It was the site of three battles that bear its name: Battle of Taillebourg, on account of its strategically important position as a river crossing. There was also a fourth action, a siege.

The château dominates the town and was the garrison of Louis IX (known as 'Saint Louis'), before the eponymous 1242 battle.

The ancient bridge over the Charente has since been destroyed but there is a long causeway, which spans the surrounding marshes and serves to keep the road open, even during times of flooding.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	636	—
1968	681	+7.1%
1975	637	−6.5%
1982	626	−1.7%
1990	561	−10.4%
1999	600	+7.0%
2008	732	+22.0%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Position of Taillebourg on a map of France