Olonne-sur-Mer (, literally ''Olonne on Sea'') is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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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.
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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region
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in western
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune
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 ...
Pays des Olonnes Basket
Pays des Olonnes Basket is a French professional basketball team located in Olonne-sur-Mer
Olonne-sur-Mer (, literally ''Olonne on Sea'') is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 Janua ...
, which plays its home games at the ''Salle Beauséjour''.