Ars-en-Ré

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Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 1°30′57″W / 46.208056, -1.515833

Commune of Ars-en-Ré

The bell tower of the church

Location
Ars-en-Ré (France)
Ars-en-Ré
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton Ars-en-Ré
Intercommunality Île-de-Ré
Mayor Jean-Louis Olivier
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–15 m
(avg. 6 m)
Population¹
(1999)
1 294
 - Density 118/km²
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Ars-en-Ré is a commune of the Charente-Maritime département in western France.

It is one of the 10 communes located on the Île de Ré in the northwestern part of the island.

[edit] Remarkable sites

  • The bell tower of the church painted in black and white serves as remarkable seamark
  • Fier d'Ars
  • Salterns
Salterns at Ars en Ré
Salterns at Ars en Ré

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