Jard-sur-Mer
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | |
| Community association | Vendée Grand Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 1-24 m | |
| surface | 16.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,653 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 160 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85520 | |
| INSEE code | 85114 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-jardsurmer.fr/ | |
Jard-sur-Mer is a French commune with 2,653 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 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire .
geography
Jard-sur-Mer is located on the Côte de Lumière on the French Atlantic coast . The small river Île Bernard touches the municipality in the northwest and forms the Payré estuary near the village of La Vinière , which reaches the open sea after about five kilometers at the Pointe du Payré . Jard-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in the north and west and Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard in the east.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,168 | 1,242 | 1,413 | 1,612 | 1,817 | 2,235 | 2,449 | 2,635 |
Attractions
- Former royal abbey of Notre-Dame de Lieu-Dieu from the 12th century, founded by Richard the Lionheart
- Catholic parish church of Sainte-Radegonde from the 11th / 12th centuries. century
- Sainte-Anne Chapel, built in 1650
- Windmill
Notre-Dame-de-Lieu-Dieu Abbey
Church of Sainte-Radegonde
Windmill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1136–1139.
Web links
Commons : Jard-sur-Mer - collection of images, videos and audio files
