Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Coat of arms of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire Coat of arms
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Location within Pays de la Loire region Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Intercommunality	Talmondais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Berthomé
Area1	89.53 km2 (34.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	6,648
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	85288 / 85440
Elevation	0–57 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 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.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE