Surgères

Surgères
The gardens near the town hall in Surgères
Location of Surgères
Surgères
Surgères
Coordinates: 46°06′23″N 0°44′58″W / 46.1064°N 0.7494°W / 46.1064; -0.7494
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonSurgères
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Catherine Desprez
Area
1
28.71 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,861
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17434 /17700
Elevation16–57 m (52–187 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
Websitehttp://www.ville-surgeres.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surgères (French pronunciation: [syʁʒɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. It is the home of the Surgères 48 Hour Race.