Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Château de Talmont
Coat of arms of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Location of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
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Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is located in France
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is located in Pays de la Loire
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Coordinates: 46°28′05″N 1°37′01″W / 46.4681°N 1.6169°W / 46.4681; -1.6169
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonTalmont-Saint-Hilaire
IntercommunalityVendée Grand Littoral
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maxence de Rugy[1]
Area
1
89.53 km2 (34.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,161
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85288 /85440
Elevation0–57 m (0–187 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [talmɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the merger of the former communes of Talmont and Saint-Hilaire-de-Talmont in 1974.

Richard I of England often had his base in Talmont, and owned the Château de Talmont from 1182 until his death.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.