La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

La Rochelle: commune in Charente-Maritime, France

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Quick Facts about La Rochelle

Population 75,735
Country France
State Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)
County Charente-Maritime
Different from La Rochelle
Postal code 17000
Phone Area Codes 546
Area 28.43 km2
Official name La Rochelle
Latitude & Longitude 46.1631,-1.1522
Male population 35180
Female population 40555
Altitude 13 feet / 4 meters
Capital city La Rochelle is capital of canton of La Rochelle-1, canton of La Rochelle-3, canton of La Rochelle-2, canton of La Rochelle-6, Charente-Maritime, arrondissement of La Rochelle, canton of La Rochelle-5, canton of La Rochelle-9, canton of La Rochelle-7, canton of La Rochelle-4, canton of La Rochelle-8, Aunis
Time Zone UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time 09:26:53 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

La Rochelle is located at 46°9'47"N 1°9'8"W (46.1630800, -1.1522200). It has 4 neighbors: Rivedoux Plage, Puilboreau, Lagord and Aytre.

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  • Acre
  • Corrientes
  • Essaouira
  • Lübeck
  • New Rochelle
  • Newport
  • Petrozavodsk (1973 )
  • Santiago de Figueiró
  • canton of La Rochelle-6
  • canton of La Rochelle-4
  • canton of La Rochelle-1
  • canton of La Rochelle-5
  • canton of La Rochelle-9
  • canton of La Rochelle-2
  • canton of La Rochelle-7
  • canton of La Rochelle-8

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2010 75,170 - estimation process
2013 74,344 -1.11% estimation process
2015 75,404 1.41% census
2016 78,623 4.09% estimation process
2017 75,735 -3.81% census
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