La Guérinière (French pronunciation: [la ɡeʁinjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It lies on the island of Noirmoutier. The town is protected from winter winds on the ocean side by a cordon of dunes.
La Guérinière | |
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Commune | |
![]() Place de la Mairie at La Guérinière | |
Location of La Guérinière ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°13′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Monts |
Intercommunality | L'île de Noirmoutier |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierrick Adrien[1] |
Area 1 | 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
Population | 1,320 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85106 /85680 |
Elevation | 0–20 m (0–66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The altitude of the city hall of La Guérinière is approximately 5 meters. The La Guérinière surface is 7.82 km ². The latitude and longitude of La Guérinière are 46.967 degrees North and 2.233 degrees.
Nearby cities and towns of La Guérinière are : L'Épine (85740) at 2.89 km, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (85330) at 4.38 km, Barbâtre (85630) at 4.66 km, La Barre-de-Monts (85550) at 12.90 km, Beauvoir-sur-Mer (85230) at 15.36 km, Notre-Dame-de-Monts (85690) at 17.01 km, Bouin (85230) at 17.76 km, Préfailles (44770) at 18.05 km. [3]
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