La Faute-sur-Mer
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The beach at La Faute-sur-Mer
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
La Faute-sur-Mer
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| Coordinates: 46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W / 46.3328°N 1.3214°WCoordinates: 46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W / 46.3328°N 1.3214°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Marratier | |
| Area1 | 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,035 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85307 /85460 | |
| Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The river Lay forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.
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