Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Commune
The church of Saint-Benoît, in Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Coat of arms
Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 1°21′12″W / 46.4244°N 1.3532°W / 46.4244; -1.3532Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 1°21′12″W / 46.4244°N 1.3532°W / 46.4244; -1.3532
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality Pays moutierrois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Daniel Neau
Area1 15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 439
  Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 85201 /85540
Elevation 1–26 m (3.3–85.3 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.

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer (or Saint Benedict on sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Lay forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.

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