La Tranche-sur-Mer

La Tranche-sur-Mer

The beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer

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La Tranche-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 46°20′38″N 1°26′18″W / 46.344°N 1.4383°WCoordinates: 46°20′38″N 1°26′18″W / 46.344°N 1.4383°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Kubryk
Area1 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,691
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85294 / 85360
Elevation 0–25 m (0–82 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 Tranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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