L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (original) (raw)
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Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île in Pays de la Loire, France
| L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer | |
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| Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | |
 Town center and commercial district |
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 Coat of arms |
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Location of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer  |
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 1°18′W / 46.33°N 1.30°W / 46.33; -1.30 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Commune | L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île |
| Area1 | 8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85460 |
| Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [lɛɡɥijɔ̃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally L'Aiguillon on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was merged with La Faute-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022.[2]
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2006 | 2,283 | — |
| 2011 | 2,261 | −0.19% |
| 2015 | 2,121 | −1.59% |
| 2021 | 2,050 | −0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[3][4][1] |
The port of Aiguillon-sur-Mer, located in the estuary of the Lay River
The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.
- ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ 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). pp. 66–69. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
- ^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE