L'Épine, Vendée

L'Épine
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of L'Épine
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Coordinates: 46°58′46″N 2°16′01″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)	Dominique Chantoin[1]
Area ^1	8.95 km^2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,648
• Density	180/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85083 /85740
Elevation	0–17 m (0–56 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Épine (French pronunciation: [lepin]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.^[3] It lies on the island of Noirmoutier.

Geography

The altitude of the commune of L'Épine lies between 0 and 17 meters. The area of the commune is 8.95 km².^[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. Commune de L'Épine (85083), INSEE
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet L'Épine, EHESS (in French).