Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne

The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 71 communes.[1] Its population is 235,082 (2016), and its area is 1,914.7 km2 (739.3 sq mi).[2]

Les Sables-d'Olonne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
No. of communes71
SubprefectureLes Sables-d'Olonne
Area
 • Total1,914.7 km2 (739.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total235,082
 • Density123/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE code853

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Les Achards (85152)
  2. L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie (85002)
  3. Angles (85004)
  4. Avrillé (85010)
  5. Barbâtre (85011)
  6. La Barre-de-Monts (85012)
  7. Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche (85016)
  8. Beauvoir-sur-Mer (85018)
  9. Le Bernard (85022)
  10. Bois-de-Céné (85024)
  11. La Boissière-des-Landes (85026)
  12. Bouin (85029)
  13. Brem-sur-Mer (85243)
  14. Bretignolles-sur-Mer (85035)
  15. La Chaize-Giraud (85045)
  16. Challans (85047)
  17. Le Champ-Saint-Père (85050)
  18. La Chapelle-Hermier (85054)
  19. Châteauneuf (85062)
  20. Coëx (85070)
  21. Commequiers (85071)
  22. Curzon (85077)
  23. L'Épine (85083)
  24. La Faute-sur-Mer (85307)
  25. Le Fenouiller (85088)
  26. Froidfond (85095)
  27. La Garnache (85096)
  28. Le Girouard (85099)
  29. Givrand (85100)
  30. Le Givre (85101)
  31. Grosbreuil (85103)
  32. La Guérinière (85106)
  33. L'Île-d'Olonne (85112)
  34. L'Île-d'Yeu (85113)
  35. Jard-sur-Mer (85114)
  36. La Jonchère (85116)
  37. Landevieille (85120)
  38. Longeville-sur-Mer (85127)
  39. Martinet (85138)
  40. Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits (85156)
  41. Nieul-le-Dolent (85161)
  42. Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (85163)
  43. Notre-Dame-de-Monts (85164)
  44. Notre-Dame-de-Riez (85189)
  45. Le Perrier (85172)
  46. Poiroux (85179)
  47. Les Sables-d'Olonne (85194)
  48. Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes (85200)
  49. Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer (85201)
  50. Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron (85204)
  51. Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais (85206)
  52. Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups (85211)
  53. Sainte-Foy (85214)
  54. Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux (85218)
  55. Saint-Gervais (85221)
  56. Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (85222)
  57. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (85226)
  58. Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt (85231)
  59. Saint-Jean-de-Monts (85234)
  60. Saint-Julien-des-Landes (85236)
  61. Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie (85239)
  62. Saint-Mathurin (85250)
  63. Saint-Révérend (85268)
  64. Saint-Urbain (85273)
  65. Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon (85277)
  66. Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard (85278)
  67. Sallertaine (85280)
  68. Soullans (85284)
  69. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (85288)
  70. La Tranche-sur-Mer (85294)
  71. Vairé (85298)

History

The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne was created in 1800.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vendée, it lost eight communes to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[4] In January 2019 the commune Landeronde passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Beauvoir-sur-Mer
  2. Challans
  3. L'Île-d'Yeu
  4. La Mothe-Achard
  5. Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
  6. Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
  7. Palluau
  8. Les Sables-d'Olonne
  9. Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
  10. Saint-Jean-de-Monts
  11. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
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References
  1. "Arrondissement des Sables-d'Olonne (853)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. Historique de la Vendée
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 7 September 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  6. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-28.

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