Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
The church in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Coordinates: 46°43′19″N 1°56′39″W / 46.7219°N 1.9442°W / 46.7219; -1.9442
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonSaint-Hilaire-de-Riez
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Kathia Viel
Area
1
48.85 km2 (18.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
12,923
  Density260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85226 /85270
Elevation0–33 m (0–108 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ ʁje]) is a commune in the Vendée department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, western France. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.