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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-de-Ré |
| Intercommunality | Ile de Ré |
| Mayor | Gisèle Vergnon (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) (avg. 8 m/26 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,112 (2008) |
| - Density | 316 /km2 (820 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17360/ 17740 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
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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.
Sainte-Marie (as a word) was first used as a designation for a Parish Church in the late 12th century. The village centered around grape farming for over a millennium and maintains a strong rural identity. The commune was officially begun in 1790.[1]
| Year | 1968 | 1976 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1195 | 1165 | 1317 | 1806 | 2655 | 3112 |