L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer | |
|---|---|
Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | |
 Town center and commercial district | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer | |
  L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer Location within France  L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 1°18′W / 46.33°N 1.30°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Commune | L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île |
Area 1 | 8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 235/km2 (607/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]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,763 | — |
| 1968 | 1,951 | +1.70% |
| 1975 | 2,117 | +1.17% |
| 1982 | 2,152 | +0.23% |
| 1990 | 2,175 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 2,206 | +0.16% |
| 2010 | 2,312 | +0.43% |
| 2015 | 2,121 | −1.71% |
| 2021 | 2,050 | −0.57% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (2010-2021)[4][1] | ||
Geography
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The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.
See also
References
- 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Populations légales 2015, INSEE
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