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Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

The Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French former administrative division located in Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 5 communes,[1] which joined the new Canton of Île de Ré in 2015.[2] Its chef-lieu was Saint-Martin-de-Ré. It had 13,196 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes5
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Martin-de-Ré
Area
43.56 km2 (16.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
13,196
 • Density303/km2 (780/sq mi)
Saint-Martin-de-Ré, fishing port, main basin

Geography

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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. 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 as the geology of the island are of the same origin than the one of Aunis, whose Île de Ré represents the western extension.

Administration

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image_map of Île de Ré : physical geography and urbanization

The canton was located in the eastern part of Île de Ré and belonged to the arrondissement of La Rochelle. Its chef-lieu was the small port town of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Politics

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List of the general councillors (conseillers généraux) since 1906:[3]

Period Conseiller Party Occupation
1906–1920 Gustave Perreau Parti radical Mayor of La Rochelle (1925–1928), senator (1912–1939)
1920- Jules Bernard
-1979 André Chaigne DVD Mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (1959–1977)
1979–1985 Roland Vergnaud DVD Mayor of Rivedoux-Plage (1977–1983)
1985–present Léon Gendre UMP Mayor of La Flotte since 1977, restaurateur

Elections: results (1979-2011)

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2011

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Candidate Party % Votes
Léon Gendre UMP 55,04 % 2929
Patrice Raffarin DVD 44,96 % 2393

2004

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Candidate Party % Votes
Léon Gendre UMP 50,5 % 3196
Thierry Poitte DVD 19,7 % 1250
Claude Mossé Verts 13,8 % 877
Elise Somprou FN 6,5 % 415
Robert Grignon DVD 5,5 % 347
Daniel Matifas PCF 3,9 % 249

1998

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Candidate Party % Votes
Léon Gendre RPR 58,9 % 2873
Alain Mercier PRG 41,1 % 2003

1992

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Candidate Party % Votes
Léon Gendre RPR 51,1 % 2351
Alain Mercier MRG 48,9 % 2246

1985

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Candidate Party % Votes
Léon Gendre RPR 43,0 % 1915
Paul Laidet MRG 33,7 % 1498
Roland Vergnaud DVD 23,3 % 1037

1979

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Candidate Party % Votes
Roland Vergnaud DVD 55,1 % 1970
Léon Gendre RPR 44,9 % 1607

References

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  1. ^ a b c Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  3. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2004".


46°10′37″N 1°20′03″W / 46.17694°N 1.33417°W / 46.17694; -1.33417

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