Moutiers-sur-le-Lay | |
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Commune | |
The old town hall in Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
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Coordinates: 46°33′19″N 1°09′24″W / 46.5553°N 1.1567°WCoordinates: 46°33′19″N 1°09′24″W / 46.5553°N 1.1567°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
Intercommunality | Pays mareuillais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Brigitte Hybert |
Area1 | 18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 614 |
• Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85157 /85320 |
Elevation | 7–57 m (23–187 ft) |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Moutiers-sur-le-Lay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The village lies on the left bank of the river Lay, which flows southwestward through the southern part of the commune.