Bouin (Vendée)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Monts | |
| Community association | Challans-Gois Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ W | |
| height | 0-6 m | |
| surface | 51.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,156 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85230 | |
| INSEE code | 85029 | |
| Website | http://www.bouin.fr/ | |
Bouin ( Breton : Bonn ) is a French municipality with 2156 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 Saint-Jean-de-Monts (until 2015: canton of Beauvoir-sur-Mer ). The inhabitants are called bouinais .
geography
Bouin is located about 43 kilometers southwest of Nantes on the Bay of Biscay . In the north, the Falleron borders the community. Bouin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Moutiers-en-Retz in the north, Vileneuve-en-Retz in the north and north-east, Bois-de-Céné in the east and south-east, Saint-Gervais in the south-east and Beauvoir-sur-Mer in the south and south-west .
history
Up until the 18th century, Bouin was still on an island ( Île de Bouin ). Only when the salt marshes were drained did this island become mainland.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2.133 | 2.146 | 2,237 | 2,292 | 2,268 | 2,242 | 2,206 | 2,177 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, built in the 14th century ( Monument historique )
- Les Sept-Douleurs Chapel from the 11th century (now converted into a library)
- House of the Seneschal of Poitou
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 37-47.
