L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
Commune
Town center and commercial district
Coat of arms
Location of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°20′N 1°18′W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality	Sud-Vendée-Littoral
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Maurice Milcent
Area 1	8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85001 /85460
Elevation	0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	2,283	—
2007	2,293	+0.4%
2008	2,303	+0.4%
2009	2,310	+0.3%
2010	2,312	+0.1%
2011	2,261	−2.2%
2012	2,214	−2.1%
2013	2,166	−2.2%
2014	2,145	−1.0%
2015	2,121	−1.1%
2016	2,101	−0.9%

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border.

The port of Aiguillon-sur-Mer, located in the estuary of the Lay River

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department