The Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French former administrative division located in

Île de Ré Île de Ré (; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''ile de Rét''; , ) 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 high ...

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...

Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes (; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ) was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumo ...

. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 5 communes, which joined the new Canton of Île de Ré in 2015. Its chef-lieu was

Saint-Martin-de-Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré (, "St Martin of Île de Ré, Ré"; Saintongeais dialect, Saintongeais: ''Sént-Martin-de-Ré'', before 1962: ''Saint-Martin'') is a Communes of France, commune in the western French Departments of France, department of Char ...

. It had 13,196 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime
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Geography

The canton was bordered by the pertuis Breton to the north, by the "strait of La Pallice" to the east and the sluice of Antioch to the south. To the west, it adjoined the canton of Ars-en-Ré by the commune of

La Couarde-sur-Mer La Couarde-sur-Mer (, literally ''La Couarde on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime dep ...

. Its altitude varied all the way from 0 m (La Flotte) to 17 m (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré) with an average altitude of 8 m (about 8.8 yards high). The nature of its

soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from ''soil'' by re ...

as the

geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

of the

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

are of the same origin than the one of

Aunis Aunis () is a historical Provinces of France, province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Châtelaillon-Plage, Castrum Allionis (Châtelaillon) t ...

, whose Île de Ré represents the western extension.

Administration

The canton was located in the eastern part of Île de Ré and belonged to the

arrondissement of La Rochelle The Arrondissement of La Rochelle () is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes. Its population is 227,693 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of ...

. Its chef-lieu was the small port town of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The canton comprised the following

communes 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 ...

: *

Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The f ...

La Flotte La Flotte (; sometimes locally La Flotte-en-Re), is a ''Communes of France, commune'' on the Île de Ré off the western coast of France, administratively part of the Departments of France, department of Charente-Maritime within the larger Nouv ...

Rivedoux-Plage Rivedoux-Plage () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré. The commune includes the beach of Sablanceau. People who live on the island ...

Sainte-Marie-de-Ré Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (, "St Mary of Ré") is a commune in the western French department of Charente-Maritime. Geography Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de Ré, facing the Île d'Oléron. The coas ...

Politics

List of the general councillors (''conseillers généraux'') since 1906:

Elections: results (1979-2011)

2011

2004

1998

1992

1985

1979

References

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