La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer | |
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 The beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer | |
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Location of La Tranche-sur-Mer  | |
  La Tranche-sur-Mer  La Tranche-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′38″N 1°26′18″W / 46.344°N 1.4383°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Kubryk[1] |
Area 1 | 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,054 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85294 /85360 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Tranche-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [la tʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally La Tranche on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The final stages of the action of 30 June 1798, during which all three combatant frigates grounded, was fought just off the harbour.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,040 | — |
| 1975 | 2,125 | +0.58% |
| 1982 | 2,071 | −0.37% |
| 1990 | 2,065 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 2,510 | +2.19% |
| 2007 | 2,673 | +0.79% |
| 2012 | 2,762 | +0.66% |
| 2017 | 2,905 | +1.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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