commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It is situated on the
Île de Ré
Île de Ré (; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ''ile de Rét''; en, Isle of Ré, ) 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 highe ...
.
The commune includes the beach of
Sablanceau
Sablanceau (anciently Saint-Blanceau) is a beach at the easternmost end of the island of Île de Ré in western France. Sablanceau belongs to the commune of Rivedoux-Plage.
English landing (1627)
On 12 July 1627, an English invasion force of 1 ...
. People who live on the island are called the ''Rivedousais'' and the ''Rivedousaises''.
Population
Geography
The Rivedoux-Plage includes a small town and a small port, and is located on the eastern end of the Ile de Ré on the coast, across from
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
and bordered by the Pertuis Breton and the Pertuis d'Antioche.
*The southeast includes a large sandy beach which faces
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
Main activities:
* agriculture: potatoes, asparagus, vines;
* oyster farming, boating, fishing;
*tourism (accommodation: two hotels, two campsites, guesthouses, seasonal rentals).
History
* Rivedoux was built as a seigneury on January 15, 1480, under the request of Messire Jean Arnaud, squire, and under the permission of the commendatory abbot of the Notre-Dame-de-Sainte-Marie-des-Châtellers abbey, Louis de La Trémoille.
* In September 12, 1562, Jean-Pierre Arnaud-Bruneau obtained the right to have a port in his lordship, and he created the port the following year.
* In 1953 Jean Arnaud-Bruneau, the son of the previous Bruneau, built some of the first houses in Riverdoux around his manor
*In 1595, he added the entire Pointe de Sablanceaux to his estate.
Local Culture and Heritage
Places and monuments
* The Ile de Ré bridge connects the island to the mainland at Sablanceaux in Rivedoux-Plage, at a place called La Repentie in La Pallice
* The Chauveau lighthouse, located at the southern tip of the Ile de Ré, which is accessible on foot at low tide
* The redoubt of Rivedoux, a fortification built in 1674 by Vauban
* The Sablanceaux battery
* The House of the Count of Hastrel and its tower
* The tidal mill, built by Mr. Boulineau in 1845
* Surf and windsurf spots on the south coast
* Kitesurf spots on the northern coast
* The north beach. A large beach forming the bay of Rivedoux, stretching from the Ile de Ré bridge to the port
* The southern beach, stretching from the Ile de Ré bridge to the Pointe de Chauveau. The southern beach includes wheelchair access, and access for people with reduced mobility and impaired vision