Île d'Yeu
L'Île-d'Yeu | |
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A satellite image of the island | |
Location of L'Île-d'Yeu | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′30″N 2°20′49″W / 46.725°N 2.347°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | L'Île-d'Yeu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Carole Charuau |
Area 1 | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | 4,850 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85113 /85350 |
| Elevation | 0–32 m (0–105 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Île d'Yeu (French pronunciation: [il djø]) or L'Île-d'Yeu, is an island and commune just off the Vendée coast of western France. The island's two harbors, Port-Joinville in the north and Port de la Meule to the south, in a rocky inlet of the southern granite coast, are famous for tuna and lobster fishing, respectively.
Administratively, the commune of L'Île-d'Yeu is part of the Vendée department and the Pays de la Loire region of France.