Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
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Communes of France
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in the Pays de Retz
Pays de Retz
The Pays de Retz is a historical region of France that currently forms part of the Loire-Atlantique department, but which previously formed part of the Duchy of Brittany....
, situated in the Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
département and in the French
France
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région
Régions of France
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of Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹...
. From 1973, it was absorbed by the neighbouring commune of Pornic
Pornic
Pornic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.-Climate:...
and from July 1, 2007 it became a subdivision of this commune.
The commune forms a part of Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, in the traditional county
Pays (France)
In France, a pays is an area whose inhabitants share common geographical, economic, cultural, or social interests, who have a right to enter into communal planning contracts under a law known as the Loi Pasqua or LOADT , which took effect on February 4, 1995.It was augmented on June 25, 1999, by...
of Retz and in the historical Pays Nantais
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
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The inhabitants of Sainte-Marie are known as the Sanmaritains and Sanmaritaines.
Geography
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer is a market town on the Côte de Jade, with a jagged coastline strewn with coveCove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...
s.
History
At one time, during the French First RepublicFrench First Republic
The French First Republic was founded on 22 September 1792, by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I...
, Sainte-Marie was known as Roche-Peltier.
The commune of Sainte-Marie was attached to that of Pornic
Pornic
Pornic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.-Climate:...
on June 1, 1973 (under the terms of the Marcelin law of July 16, 1971).
On May 16, 2006, the Sanmaritains voted for the complete amalgamation of the communes of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Pornic
Pornic
Pornic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.-Climate:...
with 50.83% of the vote in favour (with a difference of just 47 votes out of more than 2800 voters). In effect, from 1973, Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer possessed a status of associated commune with Pornic and removed the deputy mayor of Sainte-Marie, Jean-François Cossé who had opposed the amalgamation of the two communes.
On July 1, 2007, after the acceptance by the prefect of the amalgamation of the communes of Pornic and Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, the latter lost its status as associated commune and became a subdivision of Pornic .
List of Mayors
- AbbéAbbéAbbé is the French word for abbot. It is the title for lower-ranking Catholic clergymen in France....
Beaudouin -1823 - Bodin des Plantes 1823-
- Edouard Thomas -1828
- François Raffin 1828- (maire provisoire)
- Edouard Thomas -1852
- René Laraison 1852-1870
- Michel Picot 1870-1884
- François Maurice 1884-1886
- Jules Galot 1886-
- Guillon Constant 1886-
- Souchlaud
- Bézier
- Rouhaud
After the amalgamation with the town of Pornic, Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and the aforementioned Pornic came to represent a single electoral zone.
Demographics
| 1801 | 1866 | 1921 | 1936 | 1962 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1154 | 1517 | 1578 | 1638 | 2068 | |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep... |
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Resiting of the market
Since the end of March, 2007 the market was moved creating a heated debate between tradesman, customers and the town hall. In the Courier of the Pays de Retz of April 5, 2007 the writer of the article spoke of a toxic atmosphere in the town.See also
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Baie de Bourgneuf
- Côte de Jade
- Pays de RetzPays de RetzThe Pays de Retz is a historical region of France that currently forms part of the Loire-Atlantique department, but which previously formed part of the Duchy of Brittany....
- PornicPornicPornic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.-Climate:...
- Pêcherie