Barbâtre

Barbâtre
The former Frandière mill, in Barbâtre
Coat of arms
Barbâtre
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Barbâtre
Coordinates: 46°56′41″N 2°10′46″W / 46.9447°N 2.1794°WCoordinates: 46°56′41″N 2°10′46″W / 46.9447°N 2.1794°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Intercommunality	île de Noirmoutier
Government
• Mayor (2001–2006)	Suzanne Laurent
Area^1	12.47 km^2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,747
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	85011 / 85630
Elevation	0–18 m (0–59 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Barbâtre is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE