Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

The church of Saint-Benoît, in Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Coat of arms
Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 1°21′12″W / 46.4244°N 1.3532°WCoordinates: 46°25′28″N 1°21′12″W / 46.4244°N 1.3532°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Intercommunality Pays moutierrois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Neau
Area1 15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 344
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85201 / 85540
Elevation 1–26 m (3.3–85.3 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.

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer is a commune (or Saint-Benectict-super-mare) in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Lay forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.

See also

References

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