La Faute-sur-Mer

La Faute-sur-Mer

The beach at La Faute-sur-Mer

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La Faute-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W / 46.3328°N 1.3214°WCoordinates: 46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W / 46.3328°N 1.3214°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Marratier
Area1 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,035
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85307 / 85460
Elevation 0–17 m (0–56 ft)

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.

La Faute-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

See also

References

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