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Ars-en-Ré
Ars-en-Ré is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region of southwestern France.
Formerly called just Ars, the commune changed to its current name on 8 March 1962.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arsais or Arsaises but they are nicknamed the Casserons: the casseron is a baby cuttlefish, a saltwater fish commonly found on the island.