Brem-sur-Mer
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Brem-sur-Mer
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
| Intercommunality | Côte de Lumière |
| Mayor | Christian Praud (2008–) |
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| Elevation | 0–55 m (0–180 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,471 (2060) |
| - Density | 156 /km2 (400 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85243/ 85470 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W / 46.6054°N 1.8301°W
Brem-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It was created in 1974 with the union of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem
The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean, the name is French for "Brem-on-Sea". The name "Brem" comes from the Gaulish "Bram".
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[edit] Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 986 | 1018 | 1161 | 1425 | 1709 | 2054 | 2471 |
[edit] Economy
The main activity of the town is the tourism
- The town is also known for its wineyard planted during the Middle Ages by the monks
- Industrial aera with 14 companies
- Wind-turbines
[edit] Twin towns
Brem-sur-Mer is a twin town of 
Mammendorf, Germany.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist website
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