La Faute-sur-Mer

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

La Faute-sur-Mer
Part of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
The beach at La Faute-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of La Faute-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 46°19′58″N 1°19′17″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune	L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
Area 1	6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	724
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	85460
Elevation	0–17 m (0–56 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 river Lay forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department