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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | |
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 The town hall in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | |
 Location of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | |
  Sainte-Marie-de-Ré  Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | |
| Coordinates:46°09′02″N1°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 | Île de Ré |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gisèle Vergnon[1] |
Area 1 | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,412 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (898/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 (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃tmaʁidəʁe],lit. "St Mary ofRé") is acommune in the western Frenchdepartment ofCharente-Maritime.
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of theÎle de Ré, facing theÎle 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. Thecommune 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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