La Mothe-Achard (French pronunciation: [la mɔt aʃaʁ]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Les Achards.[2]
La Mothe-Achard | |
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Part of Les Achards | |
 The Chateau of the Domaine de Brandois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Mothe-Achard  | |
  La Mothe-Achard  La Mothe-Achard | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′10″N 1°39′28″W / 46.6194°N 1.6578°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire |
| Commune | Les Achards |
Area 1 | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 3,165 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85150 |
| Elevation | 17–61 m (56–200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 September 2016 (in French)
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