Saint-Clement-of-Whales

Saint-Clement-of-Whales is a common French, located on the Ile de Ré in the department of the Charente-Maritime and the area Poitou-Charentes.

Its name comes from the many strandings of Cetacea on its beaches until the beginning of the 20th century.

Its inhabitants is the Villagers, Villageoises.

Geography

Village (regrouping of several boroughs, Gillieux, the Chub, Cheating, Griveau…) with the Western point of the Ile de Ré.

No port. A headlight with ground (Headlight of the whales) , one at sea (Headlight of the Whale-calves) .
Very beautiful beaches in North and the South. Lock with fish visible with tide bases.
Strong presence of Blockhouse of the Atlantic Wall (Second world war). Certain scenes of the film " the longest day " were turned on the Northern beach.

Activity

History

Of the name " of the Whales ":

Pline Old the speaks about 300 whales failed on a point of the Gulf of Aquitaine.
1522, Madam of Tremoîlle requires 7 or 800 books of whales of Thibaud Maroys its receiver of " Isle de Rhé ".
1582, December 31st, the Captain Bruneau de Rivedoux speaks about a stranding.
1584, Nicolas Herbin, notary of the seigniories of Ars and Loix (see " Histoire" page Ile de Ré) , speaks about a stranding of Baleine.
1586, Nicolas Herbin, stranding with the point of Ars (see " Histoire" Ile de Ré page) .
1680, mid-February, Jehan Seignette, doctor with the La Rochelle, observation and dissection a " whale of the basques" of 15 meters.

Administration

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Demography

Inhabitants of Saint-Clement-of-Whales: Villager, Villagers.

Places and monuments

the Headlight of the whales (57 measure, 1854) and the old tower (27 measure, 1682). Headlight " of atterrissage" incoming vessels of the big wide.
the Museum of the Sea, unchanged since 50 years… Where one can see bones of the whales failed formerly and superb models.
the Semaphore (National marine)
the Hangar of the old Lifeboat.
fish locks.
Sea, by heavy weather of West, since the foot of the old tower.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Charente-Maritime

External bonds

the site of Saint-Clement-of-Whales
Saint-Clement-of-Whales on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Clement-of-Whales on the site of INSEE
Saint-Clement-of-Whales on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Clement-of-Whales on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Clement-of-Whales on Mapquest

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