Barbâtre
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Barbâtre (French pronunciation: [baʁbatʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Barbâtre | |
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The former Frandière mill, in Barbâtre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Barbâtre | |
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| Coordinates: 46°56′41″N 2°10′46″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Monts |
| Intercommunality | Île de Noirmoutier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Gibier[1] |
Area 1 | 12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,824 |
| • Density | 146.3/km2 (378.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85011 /85630 |
| Elevation | 0–18 m (0–59 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The altitude of the commune of Barbâtre lies between 0 and 19 meters. The area of the commune is 12.47 km2.[3]
Arms
The arms of the commune feature a counterchanged sun without face on a blue and gold field divided horizontally ("per fess") in waves; the French blazon is coupé ondé d'azur et d'or, au soleil non figuré de l'un en l'autre.
