The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Vendée Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.

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in the

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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. It has 71 communes. Its population is 235,082 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: # Les Achards (85152) #

L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île is a commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was established on 1 January 2022 from the amalgamation of the communes of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer. See also *Communes of the Vendée departm ...

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L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie (, literally ''L'Aiguillon on Vie'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 comm ...

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Angles The Angles ( ang, Ængle, ; la, Angli) were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period. They founded several kingdoms of the Heptarchy in Anglo-Saxon England. Their name is the root of the name ' ...

(85004) # Avrillé (85010) #

Barbâtre Barbâtre () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The altitude of the commune of Barbâtre lies between 0 and 19 meters. The area of the commune is 12.47 km2. Arms The arms ...

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La Barre-de-Monts La Barre-de-Monts () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. Th ...

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Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. ...

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Beauvoir-sur-Mer Beauvoir-sur-Mer (, literally ''Beauvoir on Sea'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the administrative region of the Pays de la Loire, France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes ...

(85018) # Le Bernard (85022) # Bois-de-Céné (85024) # La Boissière-des-Landes (85026) # Bouin (85029) #

Brem-sur-Mer Brem-sur-Mer (, literally ''Brem on Sea'') is a commune in the Vendée ''département'' in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-B ...

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Bretignolles-sur-Mer Bretignolles-sur-Mer (, literally ''Bretignolles on Sea''; also ''Brétignolles-sur-Mer'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vendée department The ...

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La Chaize-Giraud La Chaize-Giraud () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The ...

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Challans Challans () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes. Population Notable people * Pauline de Lézardière, born ...

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Le Champ-Saint-Père Le Champ-Saint-Père () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Lay, which forms all of its eastern b ...

(85050) # La Chapelle-Hermier (85054) # Châteauneuf (85062) #

Coëx Coëx () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The organist Joseph Joubert (1878–1963) was born in Coëx. Points of interest * Jardin des Olfacties See also *Communes of the Vendée depart ...

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Commequiers Commequiers () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The commu ...

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Curzon Curzon may refer to: People Americans * Aria Curzon (born 1987), American actress * Walter de Curzon Poultney (1845–1929), one of Baltimore, Maryland's most colorful and flamboyant high-society members Britons * Christopher Curzon (born 1958), ...

(85077) # L'Épine (85083) #

Le Fenouiller Le Fenouiller () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The com ...

(85088) # Froidfond (85095) #

La Garnache La Garnache () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vendée department *François de Charette François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie (2 May 17 ...

(85096) # Le Girouard (85099) #

Givrand Givrand () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The communes ...

(85100) # Le Givre (85101) # Grosbreuil (85103) # La Guérinière (85106) #

L'Île-d'Olonne L'Île-d'Olonne () is a commune in the Vendée ''département'' in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. ...

(85112) # L'Île-d'Yeu (85113) # Jard-sur-Mer (85114) # La Jonchère (85116) #

Landevieille Landevieille () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The comm ...

(85120) # Longeville-sur-Mer (85127) #

Martinet The martinet (OED ''s.v.'' ''martinet'', ''n.''2, "'' N.E.D.'' (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mā·ɹtinėt) /ˈmɑːtɪnɪt/ .") is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages, des ...

(85138) # Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits (85156) #

Nieul-le-Dolent Nieul-le-Dolent () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of F ...

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Noirmoutier-en-l'Île Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (), commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. History T ...

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Notre-Dame-de-Monts Notre-Dame-de-Monts () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. Th ...

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Notre-Dame-de-Riez Notre-Dame-de-Riez () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. Th ...

(85189) # Le Perrier (85172) # Poiroux (85179) #

Les Sables-d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administ ...

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Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of Franc ...

(85200) # Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer (85201) # Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron (85204) #

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France. Geography The river Lay (river), Lay forms part of the commune's easter ...

(85206) # Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups (85211) # Sainte-Foy (85214) # Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux (85218) # Saint-Gervais (85221) #

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie () is a commune in the Vendée department, region of Pays de la Loire, western France. It is situated on the Côte de Lumière. The community originated in 1967 from the unification of two communities on either side o ...

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Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez () is a commune in the Vendée department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, western France. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes. Population See also *Com ...

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Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. ...

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Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The town is situated in the west of the ''département'', between Notre-Dame-de-Monts and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. It is s ...

(85234) # Saint-Julien-des-Landes (85236) #

Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie (, literally ''Saint-Maixent on Vie'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of ...

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Saint-Mathurin Saint-Mathurin () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The comm ...

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Saint-Révérend Saint-Révérend () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The ...

(85268) # Saint-Urbain (85273) # Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon (85277) # Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard (85278) #

Sallertaine Sallertaine () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Apart from the two historical churches, the village is well known as an arts and crafts community due to the number of independent craftsmen ...

(85280) # Soullans (85284) #

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire Talmont-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the merger of the former communes of Talmont and Saint-Hilaire-de-Talmont in 1974. Richard I of England of ...

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La Tranche-sur-Mer La Tranche-sur-Mer (, literally ''La Tranche on Sea'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The final stages of the action of 30 June 1798, during which all three combatant frigates grounded, ...

(85294) # Vairé (85298)

History

The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne was created in 1800.Historique de la Vendée
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vendée, it lost eight communes to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon. In January 2019 the commune

Landeronde Landeronde () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The commun ...

passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne were, as of January 2015: # Beauvoir-sur-Mer #

# L'Île-d'Yeu # La Mothe-Achard # Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits # Noirmoutier-en-l'Île # Palluau #

# Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie #

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