Maré Island
Maré | |
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Maré Beach | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Maré | |
| Coordinates: 21°31′00″S 167°59′00″E / 21.5167°S 167.9833°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | Loyalty Islands Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Lyne Sinewami |
Area 1 | 641.7 km2 (247.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census) | 5,757 |
| • Density | 8.971/km2 (23.24/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 97.2% Europeans 1.01% Wallisians and Futunans 0.09% Mixed 1.27% Other 0.43% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98815 /98828 |
| Elevation | 0–138 m (0–453 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
Maré Island (French: Île de Maré, Nengone: Nengone, Dehu: Mengone) is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.