La Guérinière

La Guérinière
Commune
Place de la Mairie at La Guérinière
Location of La Guérinière
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Coordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°13′49″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Intercommunality	L'île de Noirmoutier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierrick Adrien[1]
Area ^1	7.82 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,331
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85106 /85680
Elevation	0–20 m (0–66 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Guérinière (French pronunciation: [la ɡeʁinjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It lies on the island of Noirmoutier. The town is protected from winter winds on the ocean side by a cordon of dunes.

Geography

The altitude of the commune of La Guérinière lies between 0 and 20 meters. The area of the commune is 7.82 km².^[3] It lies 4 km south of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, the nearest larger town.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Guérinière, EHESS (in French).
4. Quelques villes proches de La Guérinière, villorama.com