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Ars-en-Ré
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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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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 sectionsContents
- 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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