Angles (Vendée)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| Community association | Vendée Grand Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 1 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 1–22 m | |
| surface | 34.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,816 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85750 | |
| INSEE code | 85004 | |
| Website | http://www.angles.fr/ | |
Angles is a French village with 2,816 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Les Sables d'Olonne and the canton of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais . The inhabitants are called Anglois .
geography
Angles is located near the coast of the Bay of Biscay , the so-called Côte de Lumière (the coast of light ). The Canal des Bourasses runs through the municipality . The river Lay limits the municipality to the east. Angles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Jonchère in the north, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer in the northeast, Grues in the east and southeast, La Tranche-sur-Mer in the south and Longeville-sur-Mer in the west.
The former Route nationale 747 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 944 | 923 | 964 | 1,153 | 1.314 | 1,582 | 1,977 | 2,574 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Angles (Vendée)
- Romanesque church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges from the 12th century, Monument historique
- Tour de Moricq , 15th century tower
- Octroi Moricq pavilion
- Ruins of the Petite Bastille
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 647-650.
