La Flotte

La Flotte
The harbour in La Flotte
The harbour in La Flotte
Coat of arms of La Flotte
Location of La Flotte
Map
La Flotte is located in France
La Flotte
La Flotte
La Flotte is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Flotte
La Flotte
Coordinates: 46°11′16″N 1°19′28″W / 46.1878°N 1.3244°W / 46.1878; -1.3244
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonÎle de Ré
IntercommunalityÎle de Ré
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Heraudeau[1]
Area
1
12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,017
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Flottais, Flottaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17161 /17630
Elevation0–17 m (0–56 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Flotte (French pronunciation: [la flɔt]; sometimes locally La Flotte-en-Re), is a commune on the isle of off the western coast of France, administratively part of the department of Charente-Maritime within the larger Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.[3]

It is the largest municipality on the Île de Ré by area, and the second largest by population, second to Sainte-Marie-de-Ré on the southern tip of the island.

La Flotte was declared one of the most beautiful villages in France by the eponymous independent tourism organization Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, and since 2011, the town has been a part of the departmental government's "Stone and Water Villages" tourism initiative to promote notable coastal and waterfront locales (i.e., where the stone (city) meets the water (sea, river etc.).

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de La Flotte (17161), INSEE