Olonne-sur-Mer

Olonne-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[ɔlɔn syʁ mɛʁ], literally Olonne on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Les Sables-d'Olonne.^[2] It is home to the basketball team Pays des Olonnes Basket, which plays its home games at the Salle Beauséjour.^{[citation needed]}

Olonne-sur-mer
Part of Les Sables-d'Olonne
A general view of Olonne-sur-Mer
Location of Olonne-sur-mer
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Coordinates: 46°32′13″N 1°46′18″W / 46.5369°N 1.7717°W / 46.5369; -1.7717
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	45.34 km^2 (17.51 sq mi)
Population  (2017)^[1]	15,061
• Density	330/km^2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	85340
Elevation	0–49 m (0–161 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

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

External links

 

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