Bretignolles-sur-Mer
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Bretignolles-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [bʁetiɲɔl syʁ mɛʁ], literally Bretignolles on Sea; also Brétignolles-sur-Mer) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Bretignolles-sur-Mer | |
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The church and the square, with the market | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bretignolles-sur-Mer | |
  Bretignolles-sur-Mer  Bretignolles-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′43″N 1°51′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Fouquet[1] |
Area 1 | 27.32 km2 (10.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,344 |
| • Density | 195.6/km2 (506.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85035 /85470 |
| Elevation | 0–38 m (0–125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,534 | — |
| 1975 | 1,920 | +3.26% |
| 1982 | 2,029 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 2,165 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 2,686 | +2.42% |
| 2007 | 3,673 | +3.99% |
| 2012 | 4,256 | +2.99% |
| 2017 | 4,669 | +1.87% |
| 2023 | 5,344 | +2.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
