Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré
Commune
The beach in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré
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Coordinates: 46°11′14″N 1°23′31″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	La Rochelle
Canton	Île de Ré
Intercommunality	Île de Ré
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Juin
Area 1	12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,229
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17051 /17580
Elevation	1–17 m (3.3–55.8 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (French pronunciation: [lə bwa plaʒ ɑ̃ ʁe]) 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,300 —     1800 1,950 −2.33% 1806 1,922 −0.24% 1821 2,154 +0.76% 1831 2,088 −0.31% 1836 2,059 −0.28% 1841 2,048 −0.11% 1846 2,093 +0.44% 1851 2,074 −0.18% 1856 1,987 −0.85% 1861 1,940 −0.48% 1866 1,895 −0.47% 1872 1,738 −1.43% 1876 1,633 −1.55% 1881 1,714 +0.97% 1886 1,647 −0.79% 1891 1,679 +0.39% 1896 1,618 −0.74%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,598 −0.25% 1906 1,504 −1.21% 1911 1,273 −3.28% 1921 1,100 −1.45% 1926 1,085 −0.27% 1931 1,056 −0.54% 1936 1,005 −0.99% 1946 893 −1.17% 1954 1,084 +2.45% 1962 1,172 +0.98% 1968 1,172 +0.00% 1975 1,317 +1.68% 1982 1,560 +2.45% 1990 2,014 +3.24% 1999 2,235 +1.16% 2007 2,303 +0.38% 2012 2,353 +0.43% 2017 2,248 −0.91%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Media related to Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré at Wikimedia Commons