commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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.
region
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in western
France
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.
Geography
The town is situated in the west of the ''département'', between
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.
T ...
and
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
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. It is split in two by a long plantation of
pine
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trees, stretching from north to south along the coast. The ''centre-ville'' lies to the east of the cordon, while the seafront forms a center to the west.
Saint-Jean-de-Monts is known for its sandy beach, more than eight kilometres long. Due to its often low tides, it offers a great area for walkers, fishermen, and beach games.
The town is noteworthy for the recent restoration of its seafront, a town planning operation taking over five years to complete. The result now means a network of footpaths and cycle tracks are enhanced by plants, flowers and shrubs.
The predominantly flat terrain has allowed for the development of a vast 500 km² network of
cyclepath
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s, known as the ''Sentiers Cyclables de la Vendée''. These paths stretch from the island of
Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier (also French: Île de Noirmoutier, ; br, Nervouster, ) is a tidal island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée department (85).
History
Noirmoutier was the location of an early Viking raid in 799, when raiders attacked ...
in the north, south past
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 ...
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb'') closely bordering on a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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(''Csb''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Jean-de-Monts is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Jean-de-Monts was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 16 January 1985.
History
Since 1867,Saint Jean de Monts – Ville Fleurie – Pays de la Loire bathers have been coming to the beach at Saint-Jean-de-Monts in large numbers, and since 1892 it has been the inspiration for many artists. The original church still lies in the center of the old village.
Demographics
Places of interest
* The pier on the beach (built in 1964) acts as a pontoon over the sea, and is a popular location for fishermen and walkers, although, unfortunately, during the storm of February 2010, the pier was significantly damaged. It has been completely deconstructed during the winter 2011. The new version of the pier was finished in 2013.
* A sculpture of two birds is in memory of
Auguste Lepère Auguste may refer to:
People Surname
* Arsène Auguste (born 1951), Haitian footballer
* Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman
* Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter
* Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold a ...
and
Charles Milcendeau
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.
* A sculpture by Henry MURAIL (1932-2012), La Baigneuse, at the end of "avenue de la mer", in front of the sea (1999).
* The national forest of 280 hectares, in the heart of the Breton / Vendée marshes, was planted under Napoléon III.
Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website