L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [lɛɡɥijɔ̃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally L'Aiguillon on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was merged with La Faute-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022.^[2]

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
Town center and commercial district
Coat of arms
Location of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 46°20′N 1°18′W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune	L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
Area 1	8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	2,050
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	85460
Elevation	0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,283	—
2011	2,261	−0.19%
2015	2,121	−1.59%
2021	2,050	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[3][4][1]

Geography

The port of Aiguillon-sur-Mer, located in the estuary of the Lay River

The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department