Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
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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 (2020–2026)	Gisèle Vergnon[1]
Area 1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	3,367
• 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 commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography[]

Location of Sainte-Marie on l'Île de Ré

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.

History[]

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]

Population[]

• Inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré: Maritais.
• Inhabitants of La Noue: Nouais.

Economy[]

• Agriculture: grape vineyards, asparagus, potatoes.
• Tourism.
• Thalassotherapy: The thalassotherapy center on the waterfront of the south-eastern edge of Sainte-Marie was expanded in 2004.
• Computer information technology.

Sights[]

Religious sites[]

• The Parish church, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption at Sainte-Marie de Ré whose existence was first recorded in the late 12th century. In 1467 the church was fortified and a moat surrounding the church was dug.^[4]
• The Saint Sauveur Chapel at La Noue.

Civil sites[]

• A Monument to the Dead.
• A monument by sculptor called "La Connaissance" which was installed in 2006.
• The Magayant house, a fishing museum.

International relations[]

The commune is twinned with:

• Pierrefort

See also[]

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References[]

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