Île de Noirmoutier
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The Île de Noirmoutier is an island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée département.
Parts of the island have been reclaimed from the sea. In 2005 it served as the finish of the Tour de France prologue.
The communes of the island are grouped into a communauté de communes. The communes are:
- Barbâtre
- L'Épine
- La Guérinière
- Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
The island is most notable for the Passage du Gois, a paved-over sandbank with a length of 4.5 kilometers that connects the island to the mainland. It is flooded twice a day by the high tide. Every year, a foot race – the Foulées du Gois – is held across it, starting at the onset of the high tide.
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