Noirmoutier

Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier Island image from satellite Spot
Noirmoutier is located in France
Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates46°58′N 2°13′W / 46.967°N 2.217°W / 46.967; -2.217
Area49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Length19 km (11.8 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Highest pointNo named
Administration
France
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
Demographics
Population9,590
Pop. density195.76/km2 (507.02/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsFrench people
Official nameMarais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts
Designated2 February 2017
Reference no.2283[1]
The Passage du Gois leading to the island of Noirmoutier.

Noirmoutier (also French: Île de Noirmoutier, pronounced [nwaʁmutje]; Breton: Nervouster, Nermouster) is a tidal island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée department (85).

  1. ^ "Marais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.