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Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Pays de Retz, situated in the Loire-Atlantique département and in the French région of Pays de la Loire. From 1973, it was absorbed by the neighbouring commune of Pornic and from July 1, 2007 it became a subdivision of this commune.
The commune forms a part of Brittany, in the traditional county of Retz and in the historical Pays Nantais.
The inhabitants of Sainte-Marie are known as the Sanmaritains and Sanmaritaines.