Brem-sur-Mer
Appearance
Brem-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W / 46.6054°N 1.8301°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton | Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Thomas |
Area 1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 2,933 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85243 /85470 |
Elevation | 0–55 m (0–180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Brem-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem
The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean (sur-mer means "on-sea"); "Brem" is derived from the Gaulish "Bram".
Demography
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 986 | 1018 | 1161 | 1425 | 1709 | 2054 | 2471 |
Economy
The main activity of the commune is tourism. It has an industrial area with fourteen companies. It is also known for its vineyard, planted during the Middle Ages by monks.
Twinning
Brem-sur-Mer is a twinned with Mammendorf, Germany.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brem-sur-Mer.
- Commune website (in French)
- Tourist website