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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Sainte-Hermine
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Sainte-Hermine |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sainte-Hermine |
| Mayor | Joseph Martin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 12–83 m (39–272 ft) |
| Land area1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,555 (2006) |
| - Density | 45 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85223/ 85210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Hermine is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The river Smagne flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town. The river Lay forms most of the commune's northern border.