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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də ʁe], literally Saint Mary of Ré) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | |
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Coordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Canton | Île de Ré |
Intercommunality | Ile de Ré |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gisèle Vergnon[1] |
Area 1 | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,372 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17360 /17740 |
Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de Ré, facing the Île d'Oléron.
The coastal part is bordered by beaches and small cliffs.
Sainte-Marie (as a word) was first used as a designation for a Parish Church in the late 12th century. The village centered on grape farming for over a millennium and maintains a strong rural identity. The commune was officially begun in 1790.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,195 | — |
1975 | 1,165 | −0.36% |
1982 | 1,317 | +1.77% |
1990 | 1,806 | +4.03% |
1999 | 2,655 | +4.37% |
2007 | 3,082 | +1.88% |
2012 | 3,283 | +1.27% |
2017 | 3,366 | +0.50% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The commune is twinned with:
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