Vendée
Vendée () 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
Pays de la Loire (; but can also mean 'Lower Loire') is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital an ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in western
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. It lies on the island of
Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier (also French: Île de Noirmoutier, ; , ) 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 the monaster ...
. The town is protected from winter winds on the ocean side by a cordon of dunes.
Geography
The altitude of the commune of La Guérinière lies between 0 and 20 meters. The area of the commune is 7.82 km2. It lies 4 km south of
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (), commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a Communes of France, commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loir ...
Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 253 communes of the Vendée department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Vendée
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