Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

Infobox Commune de France|nomcommune=Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
région=Région Poitou-Charentes
département= Département Charente-Maritime
arrondissement= Arrondissement de La Rochelle
canton=Saint-Martin-de-Ré
insee=17360
cp=17740
maire= Gisèle Vergnon
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm= Communauté de communes de l'île de Ré
longitude=-1.30972222222
latitude=46.1505555556
alt moy=8 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=17 m
hectares=984
km²=9,84
sans=3 223 [ [http://mairie-sainte-marie-de-re.fr/contenu/,vie_municipale,evolution_de_la_population,5-50 "Evolution de la population"] . Vie municipale. Website of Mairie Sainte-Marie-de Ré. accessdate = September 16, 2008 (Fr)]
date-sans=2007
dens=269|

Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in western 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 1100s. The village centered around grape farming for over a millennium and maintains a strong rural identity. The commune was officially begun in 1790. [ [http://mairie-sainte-marie-de-re.fr/contenu/,la_commune,4/ "Le village de Sainte-Marie"] . Website of Mairie Sainte-Marie-de Ré. accessdate = September 13, 2008 (Fr)]

Demographics

*Inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré : Maritais, Maritaises.
*Inhabitants of La Noue : Nouais, Nouaises.

Economy

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

Architecture and Monuments of interest

Religious sites

*The Parish church, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption at Sainte-Marie de Ré whose existance was first recorded in the late 1100s. In 1467 the church was fortified and a moat surrounding the church was dug. [ [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_1=INSEE&VALUE_1=17360&NUMBER=13&GRP=0&REQ=((17360)%20%3aINSEE%20)&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=9&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=Tous Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-l' Assomption] . Architecture. Ministère de la Culture. Access date: 9-14-2008 (Fr)]
*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.

Twin town

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ee also

*Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."