La Tranche-sur-Mer
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| Community association | Sud Vendée Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 0-25 m | |
| surface | 17.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,905 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 165 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85360 | |
| INSEE code | 85294 | |
| Website | http://www.latranchesurmer.fr/ | |
 Town hall of La Tranche-sur-Mer |
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La Tranche-sur-Mer is a French village with 2,905 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 tranchais .
geography
La Tranche-sur-Mer is located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay , the Pertuis Breton , the so-called Côte de Lumière (the coast of light ). La Tranche-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities Longeville-sur-Mer in the north-west, Angles in the north, Grues in the north-east and La Faute-sur-Mer in the east and south-east.
The former Route nationale 747 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,781 | 2,040 | 2.125 | 2,071 | 2,065 | 2,510 | 2,644 | 2,740 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Lumière church
- La Grière Chapel
- lighthouse
- La Terrière beach and pier
- Henriette lagoon
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach in Baden-Württemberg since 1989.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 678-679.
