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Also known as Ars (devenue Ars-en-Ré), La Concorde, Ars

Ars-en-Ré () is a commune on the Île de Ré in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Formerly called just Ars, the commune changed to its current name on 8 March 1962.

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Ars-en-Ré is a commune in France, situated on the Île de Ré. It is located within the Charente-Maritime department, the Arrondissement of La Rochelle, and the Canton of Ars-en-Ré, serving as the capital of the latter. The commune borders La Couarde-sur-Mer, Loix, and Saint-Clément-des-Baleines. Its official names include Ars-en-Ré, Ars, and La Concorde.

The area covers 10.95 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,334 residents (619 male and 688 female) and another citing 1,444. Ars-en-Ré is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 15 meters in one dataset and 4 or 6 meters in others.

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Place details

Locality
Ars-en-Ré
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
1,444
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

45US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.3 µg/m³
PM10
14.7 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 04:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

French commune.name
Ars-en-Ré
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Ars-en-Ré (Charente-Maritime).svg
French commune.image
Port Ars en Re.jpg
French commune.caption
The anchorage in Ars-en-Ré
French commune.arrondissement
La Rochelle
French commune.canton
Île de Ré
French commune.INSEE
17019
French commune.postal code
17590
French commune.demonym
Casserons
French commune.mayor
Danièle Pétiniaud-Gros
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Île Ré
French commune.elevation m
6
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
15
French commune.area km2
10.95

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Neighbouring communes and villages
  • History
  • Heraldry
  • Administration
  • Demography
  • Distribution of Age Groups
  • Sites and Monuments
  • Civil Heritage
  • Religious Heritage
  • Ars-en-Ré Picture Gallery
  • Notable people linked to the commune
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Ars-en-Ré () is a commune on the Île de Ré in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Formerly called just Ars, the commune changed to its current name on 8 March 1962.

==Geography== thumb|Location of Ars on the île de Ré

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ars-en-Ré” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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