Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Saint-Jean-d'Angély
The town hall in Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Location of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Coordinates: 45°56′48″N 0°31′46″W / 45.9466°N 0.5294°W / 45.9466; -0.5294
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonSaint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Françoise Mesnard (PS)
Area
1
18.78 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,679
  Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17347 /17400
Elevation8–76 m (26–249 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-d'Angély (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dɑ̃ʒeli] ; Saintongeais: Sént-Jhan-d'Anjhéli) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The commune has its historical origins in the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.