Saint-Martin-de-Ré
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Saint-Martin-de-Ré | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′11″N 1°22′02″W / 46.2031°N 1.3672°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Canton | Île de Ré |
Intercommunality | Ile-de-Ré |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Déchelette[1] |
Area 1 | 4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,263 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17369 /17410 |
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. |
Saint-Martin-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də ʁe], literally Saint-Martin of Ré; Saintongeais: Sént-Martin-de-Ré) is a commune in the western French department of Charente-Maritime.[3]
It is one of the ten communes located on the Île de Ré.
The fortifications in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, drawn up by
History
Fortifications
Saint-Martin-de-Ré has extensive fortifications, reflecting the strategic importance of the Île de Ré. During the
In 1627, an
Later, in the 1670s, the French engineer,
Prison to the penal colonies
Between 1873 and 1938, the prison in Saint-Martin-de-Ré kept prisoners before they were shipped to the penal colonies in French Guiana or New Caledonia. See penal colonies on Ré Island (in French).
Population
The population of the commune has remained steady since 1800, although it was considerably larger during the French Revolution and dipped below 2000 from the 1920s to the 1940s.
The commune is the fifth-largest town on the island. With La Flotte, it forms a small urban area.[3]
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Gallery
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Map of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, with fortress and city, 17th century, before the enlarged fortifications of Vauban.
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Map of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, after the fortifications ofVauban, 1722.
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City gate in Saint-Martin
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Âne en culotte donkey
Personalities
- Nicolas Baudin, sailor and explorer
See also
- Ernest Cognac Museum
- Communes of the Charente-Maritime department
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.
- ^ a b Commune de Saint-Martin-de-Ré (17369), INSEE
- ^ "Fortifications of Vauban". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Ré, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE