Les Sables-d'Olonne

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Les Sables-d'Olonne (Script error: No such module "IPA".; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: Lés Sablles d'Oloune) is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of western France. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name.[2]

Location and geography

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It is at the level of administrative division in the French Republic of a commune and is a sub-prefecture of the Department of Vendée.[4][5]

Climate

Les Sables-d'Olonne has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Les Sables-d'Olonne is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt. The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Sables-d'Olonne was Template:Cvt on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 12 February 2012.

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History

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The Hôtel de Ville

Les Sables-d'Olonne (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is French for "the sands of Olonne". It was founded in 1218 from Havre d'Olonne by Savary I de Mauléon, the Lord of Mauléon, Sénéchal of Poitou and prince of Talmont.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Its history is tied to the ocean for which it has served as a port and point of maritime commerce.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Louis XI separated Les Sables d'Olonne from the town of Olonne in 1472, improved the harbour, and fortified the entrance.[6] It became the largest cod-fishing port in France, with 14,000 inhabitants, in the 17th century.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1696 Sables was bombarded by the combined fleets of England and the Dutch Republic.[6] During the French Revolution, unlike the surrounding Vendée, the city supported the Republic, and so was often besieged—unsuccessfully, because of its port.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The Hôtel de Ville is a former private house which was acquired in 1803.[7]

The current local tourism industry traces its roots to bathing establishments, first begun in 1825. Rail service reached Les Sables on 29 December 1866, via the line from La Roche-sur-Yon, Bressuire, Saumur, and Tours;Script error: No such module "Unsubst". express service to and from Paris would arrive in 1971.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The city's port served as a base port for American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.[8] Germany occupied Les Sables d'Olonne during World War IIScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and, upon evacuation of that army at war's end, the German army made an effort to destroy the port, and mined the harbor.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Population

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Les Sables-d'Olonne proper, in its geography at the given years. The populations of Olonne-sur-Mer and Château-d'Olonne, absorbed in 2019, are not included.

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Interests and events

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The Vendée Air Show has been held on the beach "La Grande Plage" on three occasions, first in 2017, then in 2019, and most recently in 2022.[9]

The Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix is a municipal museum situated in a 17th-century building that is devoted to modern and contemporary art, and that has "Musée de France" status.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It includes works of Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964) and Victor Brauner (1903–1966).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Why

Zoo des Sables is a zoo in the town, that is home to about 500 animals, and features around 50 species.[10]

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The town is the birthplace of pirate François l'Olonnais.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Why

Transport

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Gallery

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Commune des Sables-d'Olonne (85194), INSEE.
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External links

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