Château-d'Olonne
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| local community | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 ′ N , 1 ° 44 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85180 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85060 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| Website | http://www.lessablesdolonne.fr/ | |
 Saint-Jean d'Orbestier Abbey |
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Château d'Olonne is a former French commune in the Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . On January 1, 2019, it was incorporated into the Commune nouvelle Les Sables-d'Olonne . It initially had the status of a commune déléguée , but this was withdrawn by a resolution of the municipal council on February 4, 2019.
geography
The village is located around 100 kilometers southwest of Nantes , on the Côte de Lumière in the Bay of Biscay . It borders in the north on Olonne-sur-Mer , in the northeast on Sainte-Foy , in the east on Talmont-Saint-Hilaire and in the west on Les Sables-d'Olonne .
Attractions
- Saint-Jean d'Orbestier Abbey, built in 1107
- Saint-Hilaire church, built in the 17th century in place of and from the stones of the eponymous castle, Château d'Olonne , which Cardinal Richelieu had torn down so that the English would not get stuck in it.
Town twinning
- Worthing , West Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1997
Sports
Olonne-sur-Mer was the starting point for the third stage of the 2011 Tour de France .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 917-922.
Web links
Commons : Château-d'Olonne - Collection of images, videos and audio files
