The Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French administrative division located in Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes. Its chef-lieu is Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
Geography
The canton is bordered by the pertuis Breton to the north, by the "strait of La Pallice" to the east and the sluice of Antioch to the south. To the west, it adjoins the canton of Ars-en-Ré by the commune of La Couarde-sur-Mer. Its altitude varies all the way from 0 m (La Flotte) to 17 m (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré) with an average altitude of 8 m (about 8.8 yards high). The nature of its soil as the geology of the island are of the same origin than the one of Aunis, whose Île de Ré represents the western extension.
Administration and demography
The canton is located in the eastern part of Île de Ré and belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle. This canton comprises five communes: Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, La Flotte, Rivedoux-Plage, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré. Its chef-lieu is the small port town of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. According to the 2006 census of the population in France without double counting, the five communes of the canton included 13,021 inhabitants.
History
Politics
List of the general councillors (conseillers généraux) since 1906:[1]
| Period |
Conseiller |
Party |
Occupation |
| 1906–1920 |
Gustave Perreau |
Parti radical |
Mayor of La Rochelle (1925–1928), senator (1912–1939) |
| 1920- |
Jules Bernard |
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| -1979 |
André Chaigne |
DVD |
Mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (1959–1977) |
| 1979–1985 |
Roland Vergnaud |
DVD |
Mayor of Rivedoux-Plage (1977–1983) |
| 1985–present |
Léon Gendre |
UMP |
Mayor of La Flotte since 1977, restaurateur |
Elections: results (1979-2011)
2011
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Léon Gendre |
UMP |
55,04 % |
2929 |
| Patrice Raffarin |
DVD |
44,96 % |
2393 |
|
2004
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Léon Gendre |
UMP |
50,5 % |
3196 |
| Thierry Poitte |
DVD |
19,7 % |
1250 |
| Claude Mossé |
Verts |
13,8 % |
877 |
| Elise Somprou |
FN |
6,5 % |
415 |
| Robert Grignon |
DVD |
5,5 % |
347 |
| Daniel Matifas |
PCF |
3,9 % |
249 |
|
1998
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Léon Gendre |
RPR |
58,9 % |
2873 |
| Alain Mercier |
PRG |
41,1 % |
2003 |
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1992
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Léon Gendre |
RPR |
51,1 % |
2351 |
| Alain Mercier |
MRG |
48,9 % |
2246 |
|
1985
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Léon Gendre |
RPR |
43,0 % |
1915 |
| Paul Laidet |
MRG |
33,7 % |
1498 |
| Roland Vergnaud |
DVD |
23,3 % |
1037 |
|
1979
| Candidate |
Party |
% |
Votes |
|---|
| Roland Vergnaud |
DVD |
55,1 % |
1970 |
| Léon Gendre |
RPR |
44,9 % |
1607 |
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References
External links
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- Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis
- Archiac
- Ars-en-Ré
- Aulnay
- Aytré
- Burie
- Courçon
- Cozes
- Gémozac
- Jonzac
- La Jarrie
- La Rochelle 1st Canton
- La Rochelle 2nd Canton
- La Rochelle 3rd Canton
- La Rochelle 4th Canton
- La Rochelle 5th Canton
- La Rochelle 6th Canton
- La Rochelle 7th Canton
- La Rochelle 8th Canton
- La Rochelle 9th Canton
- La Tremblade
- Le Château-d'Oléron
- Loulay
- Marans
- Marennes
- Matha
- Mirambeau
- Montendre
- Montguyon
- Montlieu-la-Garde
- Pons
- Rochefort-Centre
- Rochefort-Nord
- Rochefort-Sud
- Royan-Est
- Royan-Ouest
- Saint-Agnant
- Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Saint-Martin-de-Ré
- Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
- Saint-Porchaire
- Saint-Savinien
- Saintes-Est
- Saintes-Nord
- Saintes-Ouest
- Saujon
- Surgères
- Tonnay-Boutonne
- Tonnay-Charente
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Coordinates: 46°10′37″N 1°20′03″W / 46.17694°N 1.33417°W / 46.17694; -1.33417
