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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré église.jpg
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is located in France
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Coordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W / 46.1506°N 1.3097°W / 46.1506; -1.3097Coordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W / 46.1506°N 1.3097°W / 46.1506; -1.3097
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton Île de Ré
Intercommunality Ile de Ré
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gisèle Vergnon
Area1 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,112
 • Density 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

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.

The commune is twinned with:



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