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Île de Ré

island in Charente-Maritime, France

Key facts

Location: Atlantic Ocean
Area: 85 km (33 sq mi)
Length: 30 km (19 mi)
Width: 5 km (3.1 mi)
Highest elevation: 20 m (70 ft)
Highest point: Peu des Aumonts
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department: Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement: La Rochelle
Capital city: Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Largest settlement: La Flotte
Population: 17,723 (2012)
Pop density: 208.5/km (540/sq mi)
Ethnic groups: French people

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Île de Ré ( French pronunciation: [il də ʁe]; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ile de Rét; English: Isle of Ré, /reɪ/ RAY) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its highest point has an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet). It is 30 kilometres (19 miles) long and five kilometres (3 miles) wide. The 2.9 km (1.8 mi) Île de Ré bridge, completed in 1988, connects it to La Rochelle on the mainland.

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