Chives, Charente-Maritime

Chives
The town hall in Chives
Location of Chives
Chives
Chives
Coordinates: 45°57′32″N 0°07′33″W / 45.9589°N 0.1258°W / 45.9589; -0.1258
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonMatha
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphanie Grimaud
Area
1
20.66 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
309
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17105 /17510
Elevation82–142 m (269–466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chives (French pronunciation: [ʃiv]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.