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Sainte-Hermine

Sainte-Hermine
Commune
A statue of Georges Clemenceau, in Sainte-Hermine
A statue of Georges Clemenceau, in Sainte-Hermine
Coat of arms of Sainte-Hermine
Coat of arms
Sainte-Hermine is located in France
Sainte-Hermine
Sainte-Hermine
Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 1°03′16″W / 46.5569°N 1.0544°W / 46.5569; -1.0544Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 1°03′16″W / 46.5569°N 1.0544°W / 46.5569; -1.0544
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton La Châtaigneraie
Intercommunality Pays de Sainte-Hermine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joseph Martin
Area1 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,555
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 85223 /85210
Elevation 12–83 m (39–272 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.

Sainte-Hermine is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

The river Smagne flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town. The river Lay forms most of the commune's northern border.



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