Mortagne-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called the Mortagnais and Mortagnaises. Bordering the banks of the Gironde estuary, this small town was for centuries a principality, as it acquired after the Hundred Years War, but ended up losing by escheat. Military stronghold important, it also became a leading port in the 18th century, Gironde port ranked third in the middle of the 20th century, before declining gradually. She now lives mainly from tourism, staying relatively still active fishing port. The city is divided into two distinct entities: the old city, camped on a cliff, is ...
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