Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Location of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
(2020–2026)		Gisèle Vergnon^[1]
Area ¹	9.84 km² (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,372
• 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 (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də ʁe], literally Saint Mary of Ré) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography

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.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

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.^[5]
The Saint Sauveur Chapel at La Noue.

Civil sites

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

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

Pierrefort

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Le village de Sainte-Marie. Website of Mairie Sainte-Marie-de Ré. accessdate = September 13, 2008 (Fr)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)