Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də ʁe], literally Saint Mary of Ré) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
Location of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
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Coordinates: 46°09′02″N 1°18′35″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	La Rochelle
Canton	Île de Ré
Intercommunality	Ile de Ré
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gisèle Vergnon[1]
Area 1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,372
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17360 /17740
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.

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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de Ré, facing the Île d'Oléron.

The coastal part is bordered by beaches and small cliffs.

Sainte-Marie (as a word) was first used as a designation for a Parish Church in the late 12th century. The village centered on grape farming for over a millennium and maintains a strong rural identity. The commune was officially begun in 1790.^[3]

• Inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré: Maritais.
• Inhabitants of La Noue: Nouais.

• Agriculture: grape vineyards, asparagus, potatoes.
• Tourism.
• Thalassotherapy: The thalassotherapy center on the waterfront of the south-eastern edge of Sainte-Marie was expanded in 2004.
• Computer information technology.

The commune is twinned with:

• Pierrefort

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department