Périgny | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Périgny 17.svg |
Arrondissement: | La Rochelle |
Canton: | Aytré |
Insee: | 17274 |
Postal Code: | 17180 |
Mayor: | Marie Ligonniere[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA La Rochelle |
Coordinates: | 46.1533°N -1.0953°W |
Elevation Min M: | 2 |
Elevation Max M: | 36 |
Area Km2: | 10.78 |
Périgny (in French pronounced as /peʁiɲi/) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. Its inhabitants are named the Pérignaciens and Pérignaciennes. Perigny is fully part of the unité urbaine of La Rochelle extending its eastern urban toward Dompierre-sur-Mer. Following the quick urban growth, it has become the 3rd town of the La Rochelle area and the 8th town of the Charente-Maritime department.