La Faute-sur-Mer
La Faute-sur-Mer | |
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Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | |
 The beach at La Faute-sur-Mer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Faute-sur-Mer  | |
  La Faute-sur-Mer  La Faute-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Commune | L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île |
Area 1 | 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 665 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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. | |
La Faute-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [la fot syʁ mɛʁ], literally La Faute on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was merged with L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022.[2]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Préfecture de la Vendée (2021-12-10). "ARRÊTÉ No. 21 - DRCTAJ/2 - 669 portant création de la commune nouvelle « L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île »" (pdf). p. 66-69. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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