Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ də 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.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Commune
The church in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
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Coordinates: 46°43′19″N 1°56′39″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)	Kathia Viel[1]
Area 1	48.85 km2 (18.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,923
• Density	260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85226 /85270
Elevation	0–33 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,339	—
1975	5,028	+2.13%
1982	6,041	+2.66%
1990	7,416	+2.60%
1999	8,761	+1.87%
2007	10,248	+1.98%
2012	10,823	+1.10%
2017	11,169	+0.63%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department