L'Épine (Vendée)

L'Épine
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Community association	Ile de Noirmoutier
Coordinates	46 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 16 ′  W
height	0-17 m
surface	8.95 km 2
Residents	1,641 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	183 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85740
INSEE code	85083
Website	www.mairie-epine-vendee.com/
L'Épine Town Hall

L'Épine is a French commune with 1,641 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire region . Barbâtre belongs to the Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne and the canton of Saint-Jean-de-Monts ( canton of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île until 2015 ).

geography

L'Épine is located in the middle of the Île de Noirmoutier in the Atlantic . In the north of L'Épine is the neighboring municipality of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île and in the south the municipality of La Guérinière .

history

Until 1919, L'Épine was part of the municipality of La Guérinière .

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,640	1,660	1,585	1,568	1,653	1,685	1,705	1,684
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

• Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
• Morin Harbor

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 683-684.

Web links

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