Jard-sur-Mer

Jard-sur-Mer
The windmill in Jard-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Jard-sur-Mer
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Jard-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°25′02″N 1°34′32″W / 46.4172°N 1.5756°WCoordinates: 46°25′02″N 1°34′32″W / 46.4172°N 1.5756°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Mireille Greau
Area^1	16.57 km^2 (6.40 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,498
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	85114 / 85520
Elevation	1–24 m (3.3–78.7 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 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.

Jard-sur-Mer 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