Brem-sur-Mer
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Commune of Brem-sur-Mer.svg/120px-Blason_ville_fr_Brem-sur-Mer_(Vendée).svg.png) |
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| On the Auzance river, La Gâchère is an old fishing port. | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de Communes Côte de Lumière |
| Mayor | Christian Praud (2008-20??) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–55 m |
| Land area¹ | 15.85 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2054 |
| - Density | 129/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 85243/ 85470 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Brem-sur-Mer is a commune of the Vendée département born in 1974 with the union of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem
The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean.
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[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| 986 | 1018 | 1161 | 1425 | 1709 | 2054 | 2516 |
[edit] Economy
The main activity of the town is the tourism
- The town is also known for its wineyard planted during the Middle Ages by the monks
- Industrial aera with 14 companies
- Wind-turbines
[edit] Partnership
Brem-sur-Mer is a twin town of 
Mammendorf, Germany.
[edit] External links
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist website
