La Faute-sur-Mer

Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île in Pays de la Loire, France

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Location of La Faute-sur-Mer

46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W / 46.3328°N 1.3214°W / 46.3328; -1.3214CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentVendéeArrondissementLes Sables-d'OlonneCantonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisCommuneL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleArea

6.94 km² (2.68 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

665 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

85460

Elevation0–17 m (0–56 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Faute-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [la fot syʁ mɛʁ], literally La Faute on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was merged with L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022.^[2]

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Préfecture de la Vendée (2021-12-10). "ARRÊTÉ No. 21 - DRCTAJ/2 - 669 portant création de la commune nouvelle « L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île »" (pdf). p. 66-69. Retrieved 2021-12-11.