Door-in-D

Door-in-D is a common French, located on the Ile de Ré in the department of the Charente-Maritime and the area Poitou-Charentes.

The inhabitants of Door-in-D are Portingalaises and Portingalais.

Geography

Village on the Northern coast, at the Western end, of the Ile de Ré.
Shores: sand beaches, large dunes, rocks.
the commune of the Door-in-D has some of the most beautiful beaches of the island. Since a certain time this small paradise inspired some artists like Claude Nougaro (the Ile de Ré) or Charles Aznavour (Case Lines).

Since the construction of the bridge in the 1988 which connects La Rochelle to the Ile de Ré holiday makers are made increasingly many and better is worth to avoid August and July if the calm one is sought. In spite of the great multitude of the holiday makers, certain places remain wild thanks to their statute of reserve naturelle.
Between forests, beaches and marsh, the small village of the Doors offers a beautiful reward to those which can tame it.

Activity

Firm aquicultural.
salt-water Marshes.
Tourism.
Golf

History

Does name of the wood of Case line (legends?)

In 1627, Toiras pursueing the English troops of the duke of Buckingham, those re-embark in Loix and leave trusting of Ars while passing to broad from - known as wood. Rétais (and rétaises?) , happy of this departure, troussèrent their shirts and showed their derrières with the enemy.

Administration

|- | align=center| 1871 - 1884 || Joseph Martin ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1884 - 1908 || Victor Dron ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1908 - 1925 || Louis Robert ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1925 - 1945 || Ferdinand Dron ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1945 - 1946 || Georges Mellouin ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1946 - 1953 || Edgard Robert ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1953 - 1959 || Pierre Dron ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1959 - 1968 || Rene Pageaud ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1968 - 1971 || Delphin Bodard ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1971 - 1977 || Jean Fruchard ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1977 - 1980 || Philippe Péan ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1980 - 1983 || Jean Fruchard ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1983 - 1989 || Gilbert Michel ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| 1989 - 1995 || Christiane Chopy ||align=" center" | || |- | align=center| June 1995 || Jacques Labonde ||align=" center" | || |- |}

Demography

Places and monuments

the Place of Freedom

Meeting place of Door-in-D; one finds there Bazenne, coffee restoring which accommodates families, groups of young people, seasonal workers. Opposite, the Wind Box serves pizza pies, crepes and salads. On the other side of the place, Hunting Tide, more discrete restaurant serves as the good kitchen. The every day, the summer, is held a very attended market to with it. Between on July 15th and on August 15th this place becomes animated thanks to the holiday makers: the children play around the tree of freedom while the parents sirotent their aperitif in terrace, the bicycles pass. The remainder of the summer, the merry animation which lives the place inspires a peaceful feeling of peace.

the church Saint-Eutrope

Recently restored, it offers an indigenous good example of architecture.

the old station (resembles a bus shelter) of the " Small Train of the Island of Ré" (1898)

the Vault of Redoute.
the Old port

From there all the ships left ensuring the sale the salt of Bordeaux until in the Scandinavian countries. Beside the old port, the hangar with salt is. It accommodates today the House of Proud, managed by LPO

the Large pier

Maintaining strongly ploughed up, it forms a L inside the Proud ones of Ars beside reserve of the illeau of Niges. It is primarily made of stones coming from the Scandinavian countries. These stones formed the ballast of boats when the latter venanient in neutral.

Marshes, the National Natural reserve of Lilleau of Niges and its birds, managed by LPO (League for the Protection of the Birds) .
the Golf (nine holes and practice) .
the Nautical Base
forests and the famous " Glazing bar of Case-Chemise".
Beaches: Large Snap ring, Small Nozzle, Lizay, the Cabin,…
the Bench of the Logger, discovers with low tide at the entry of Trusting of Ars-in-D, a " must" for the peak-NIC
fishing with foot.
Spot of surfing: the Lizay, the Small Nozzle, Diamond Head.

Personalities related to the commune

Door-in-D attracted and attract many personalities:

Claude Nougaro came regularly in its family home. It composed the Ile de Ré, a song which plunges us in the colors, the odors, the melancholy of the island in September.
Charles Aznavour was also allured by the Doors and he wrote a song which bears the name of a famous wood located on the territory of the commune called " Chemise" case;. This song tells a spade screws with an young girl in the wood of " Chemise" case; , spade screws which degenerates somewhat…
Jean Monnet, the " Father of Europe" , the Fifties until its death spent there its summer holidays in greatest discretion.

See too

Common of the Charente-Maritime

External bonds

the site of the city
the site of the Festivities Portingalaises
Door-in-D on the site of the national geographical Institute
Door-in-D on the site of INSEE
Localization of Door-in-D on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Door-in-D on Mapquest
the site of the Natural reserve of Lilleau of Niges and the House of Trusting

Golf of Case-Shirt

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