Olonne-sur-Mer
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| local community | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 1 ° 46 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85340 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85166 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| Website | http://www.lessablesdolonne.fr | |
 View of the place Olonne-sur-Mer |
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Olonne-sur-Mer is a former French commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region . 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 It initially had the status of a commune déléguée , but this was withdrawn by a resolution of the municipal council on February 4, 2019.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 on the Bay of Biscaya , 104 kilometers southwest of Nantes .
Buildings
- Pierre-Levée Castle, built in 1775 by the Parisian architect Nicolas Ducret
- Notre-Dame Church, the first construction of which dates back to the year 1000
- Manoir de La Jarrie (mansion), former fortification of the 12th century
Entrance to the Pierre-Levée Castle
Notre-Dame church with bell tower
Leaded glass windows in the Notre-Dame church
Town twinning
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. 928-939.
Web links
Commons : Olonne-sur-Mer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
