La Tranche-sur-Mer

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

La Tranche-sur-Mer
The beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°20′38″N 1°26′18″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Kubryk
Area
1
17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,905
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85294 /85360
Elevation0–25 m (0–82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The final stages of the Action of 30 June 1798, during which all three combatant frigates grounded, was fought just off the harbour.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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