Château-d'Olonne

Château-d'Olonne (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑto dɔlɔn]) is a former commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune of Les Sables-d'Olonne.^[2]

Château-d'Olonne
Part of Les Sables-d'Olonne
Saint-Jean Orbestier Abbey
Location of Château-d'Olonne
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Coordinates: 46°30′18″N 1°44′10″W / 46.505°N 1.7361°W / 46.505; -1.7361
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Commune	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Area ^1	31.22 km^2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017)^[1]	14,411
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	85180
Elevation	0–59 m (0–194 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 17 August 2018 (in French)

 

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