Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

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 ...

. It is located 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.

department, in the Pays de la Loire

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

, western

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. Created in 2010, its seat is in Givrand.CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (N° SIREN : 200023778)
BANATIC. Retrieved 21 November 2022. Its area is 292.2 km². Its population was 50,311 in 2019.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 14 communes: # L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie # Brem-sur-Mer # Bretignolles-sur-Mer # La Chaize-Giraud # Coëx # Commequiers # Le Fenouiller # Givrand # Landevieille # Notre-Dame-de-Riez #

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 ...

# Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie # Saint-Révérend

References

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