Saint-Mathurin
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | |
Community association | Les Sables-d'Olonne agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 43 ′ W | |
height | 1-44 m | |
surface | 23.51 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,270 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 85150 | |
INSEE code | 85250 | |
Website | http://www.saint-mathurin.com/ |
Saint-Mathurin is a commune with 2,270 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in 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 (until 2015: canton of La Mothe-Achard ). The inhabitants are called Mathurinois .
geography
Saint-Mathurin is located about 24 kilometers southwest of La Roche-sur-Yon and about nine kilometers northeast of Les Sables-d'Olonne . The municipality is bordered by the Auzance to the north and the Vertonne to the south . Saint-Mathurin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vairé in the north and north-west, Les Achards with La Chapelle-Achard in the east, Grosbreuil in the south-east, Sainte-Foy in the south, Olonne-sur-Mer in the south-west and L'Île-d'Olonne in the West.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 811 | 783 | 756 | 1,075 | 1,137 | 1,256 | 1,623 | 2,080 |
Attractions
- Saint-Mathurin church from 1905
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 642-644.