Moutiers-sur-le-Lay

Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
Commune
The old town hall in Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
Coordinates: 46°33′19″N 1°09′24″W / 46.5553°N 1.1567°W / 46.5553; -1.1567Coordinates: 46°33′19″N 1°09′24″W / 46.5553°N 1.1567°W / 46.5553; -1.1567
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality Pays mareuillais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Brigitte Hybert
Area1 18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 614
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 85157 /85320
Elevation 7–57 m (23–187 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moutiers-sur-le-Lay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the river Lay, which flows southwestward through the southern part of the commune.

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