L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

46°20′N 1°18′W / 46.33°N 1.30°W / 46.33; -1.30CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentVendéeArrondissementFontenay-le-ComteCantonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisCommuneL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleArea

8.74 km² (3.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

2,050 • Density230/km² (610/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

85460

Elevation0–8 m (0–26 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [lɛɡɥijɔ̃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally L'Aiguillon on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was merged with La Faute-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022.^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,283	—
2011	2,261	−0.19%
2015	2,121	−1.59%
2021	2,050	−0.57%
Source: INSEE^[3]^[4]^[1]

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

References

^ ^a ^b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
^ Préfecture de la Vendée (2021-12-10). "ARRÊTÉ No. 21 - DRCTAJ/2 - 669 portant création de la commune nouvelle " L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île "" (pdf). pp. 66–69. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE