Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W / 46.1506°N 1.3097°WCoordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W / 46.1506°N 1.3097°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Île de Ré |
| Intercommunality | Ile de Ré |
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| • 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) |
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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. |
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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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