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La Flotte | |
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 The harbour in La Flotte | |
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 Location of La Flotte | |
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| Coordinates:46°11′16″N1°19′28″W / 46.1878°N 1.3244°W /46.1878; -1.3244 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Île de Ré |
| Intercommunality | Île de Ré |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Heraudeau[1] |
Area 1 | 12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,150 |
| • Density | 256/km2 (662/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Flottais, Flottaises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17161 /17630 |
| 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. | |
La Flotte (French pronunciation:[laflɔt]; sometimes locallyLa Flotte-en-Re), is acommune on theÎle de Ré off the western coast of France, administratively part of thedepartment ofCharente-Maritime within the largerNouvelle-Aquitaine region.[3]
It is the largest municipality on the Île de Ré by area, and the second largest by population, second toSainte-Marie-de-Ré on the southern tip of the island.
La Flotte was declared one of the most beautiful villages in France by the eponymous independent tourism organizationLes Plus Beaux Villages de France, and since 2011, the town has been a part of the departmental government's "Stone and Water Villages" tourism initiative to promote notable coastal and waterfront locales (i.e., where the stone (city) meets the water (sea, river etc.).
Thecommune of La Flotte contains the town proper and a marina. La Flotte is an urban municipality, part of theurban unit of La Flotte, which also contains the commune ofSaint-Martin-de-Ré.[4] In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of La Flotte, covering 4 communes.[3]
The shoreline of La Flotte is bordered by small cliffs, and is home to Arnéult Beach, anartificial beach that has to bere-sanded each year.
As it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, La Flotte is a coastal municipality as defined by the Coastline Act (1986).[5] As a result specific town planning provisions apply in order to preserve the natural spaces, sites, landscapes and the ecological balance of the coast, including a prohibition on construction along the coastline.[6]
A sizable amount of the land in La Flotte is agricultural, 47% in 2018, down from 55.1% in 1990. The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows: forests (34.3%), permanent crops (18.3%), urbanized areas (17.9%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (15.9%), arable land (9.1%), meadows (3.7%), artificial green spaces, non-agricultural (0.5%), coastal wetlands (0.4%).[7]
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In 1627, anEnglish invasion force under the command ofGeorge Villiers, Duke of Buckingham,attacked the island in order to relieve theSiege of La Rochelle. After three months of siege, theMarquis de Toiras and a relief force of French ships and troops managed to repel the Duke, who was forced to withdraw in defeat.[8] The English lost more than 4,000 out of 7,000 troops during the campaign. After repelling the English assault, the French Guards retreated through the town of La Flotte, and burned three English vessels there in the port and returned to Fort La Prée.
La Flotte was the home of Gustave Dechézeaux (1760-1794), a member of theNational Convention. A victim of theReign of Terror, he was guillotined at Rochefort on 17 January 1794 for hisvote against the execution ofLouis XVI.[9] He was later given a posthumous pardon by the Convention on 3 May 1795.[10]
| Term | Name | Occupation | ||
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| 1790 | 1791 | Jean Henry-Laine | nobility | |
| 1791 | 1793 | N J. Brizard-Durocq | merchant | |
| 1793 | 1793 | Porsain Coursolle | merchant | |
| 1793 | 1794 | Joshua Sibille | nobility | |
| 1794 | 1796 | Hibry | merchant | |
| 1796 | 1802 | Jacques Louis Rateau | merchant | |
| 1802 | 1805 | Jean Pierre Derame | merchant | |
| 1805 | 1814 | Pierre Valleau | merchant | |
| 1815 | 1825 | Jean Pierre Derame | merchant | |
| 1826 | 1833 | John Hector Lem | landlord | |
| 1834 | 1837 | JJ Margotteau | merchant | |
| 1837 | 1852 | Adrian Ponsin | doctor | |
| 1852 | 1855 | Charles Villeneau | landlord | |
| 1855 | 1855* | Francois Maurice Gaussens | merchant | |
| 1855 | 1869 | Sebastien Sibille-Lavertu | notary | |
| 1869 | 1870 ** | Jean Emile Fourgnaud | doctor | |
| 1869 | 1870 ** | Marc Brin | merchant | |
| 1869 | 1870 ** | Etienne Margotteau | merchant | |
| 1870 | 1870 ** | Charles Biret | notary | |
| 1870 | 1871 | Jean Emile Fourgnaud | doctor | |
| 1871 | 1877 | Aimed Napoleon Bos | draper | |
| 1877 | 1878 | Charles Biret | notary | |
| 1878 | 1882 | Aimed Napoleon Bos | draper | |
| 1882 | 1896 | Camille Mague | landlord | |
| 1896 | 1928 | Charles Biret | notary | |
| 1928 | 1935 | Aristide Guignier | farmer | |
| 1935 | Gaston Lem | |||
| 1947 | 1952 | Eugene Chauffour | trader | |
| 1952 | 1959 | Pierre Brochard | retired officer | |
| 1959 | 1971 | Guy Margotteau | retired director of overseas France | |
| 1971 | 1977 | Raymond Poncet | oyster farmer | |
| 1977 | 2020 | Leon Gendre | hotelier, retired restaurateur, former general councilor | |
| 2020 | Present | Jean-Paul Héraudeau | ||
* For 1855, municipal councilor acting as mayor. ** For the year 1870, from 21st of October to July, (Fourgnaud, Brin, Margotteau, Biret) municipal commission | ||||
| List driven by | Number of applicants | % | Voice (average of lists) | Elected |
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| Leon Gendre | 23 | 52.6% | 1059 | 23 |
| Jean-Paul Héraudeau | 23 | 47.4% | 953 |
| List driven by | Number of applicants | % | Voice (average of lists) | Elected |
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| Leon Gendre | 23 | 100.0% | 1188 | 23 |
| List driven by | Number of applicants | % | Voice (average of lists) | Elected |
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| Leon Gendre | 23 | 52.0% | 824 | 15 |
| Raymond Grassineau | 23 | 48.0% | 760 | 8 |
| List driven by | Number of applicants | % | Voice (average of lists) | Elected |
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| Leon Gendre | 49.4% | 735 | ||
| James roy | 27.0% | 402 | ||
| Menanteau | 23.6% | 350 |
In 2018, the town had 2,759 inhabitants, down 4.8% compared to 2013 (Charente-Maritime: + 2.13%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.78%).
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