La Barre-de-Monts

La Barre-de-Monts

Fishing for plaice, in Fromentine

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La Barre-de-Monts

Coordinates: 46°53′05″N 2°07′01″W / 46.8847°N 2.1169°W / 46.8847; -2.1169Coordinates: 46°53′05″N 2°07′01″W / 46.8847°N 2.1169°W / 46.8847; -2.1169
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Intercommunality Océan marais de Monts
Government
  Mayor Bénédict Rolland
Area1 27.81 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,094
  Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85012 / 85550
Elevation 0–26 m (0–85 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Barre-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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