Les Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
View of Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Motto(s): Advocata nostra, ora pro nobis | |
Location of Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′50″N 1°47′00″W / 46.4972°N 1.7833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Intercommunality | Les Sables d'Olonne Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Moreau |
Area 1 | 86.07 km2 (33.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 48,740 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85194 /85100, 85340, 85180 |
| Elevation | 0–59 m (0–194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Sables-d'Olonne (French pronunciation: [le sabl dɔlɔn] ⓘ; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: Lés Sablles d'Oloune) is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of western France. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name.