La Tranche-sur-Mer

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = La Tranche-sur-Mer

|commune status = Commune

|image = Plage centrale de la Tranche-sur-Mer 2.jpg

|caption = The beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée).svg

|arrondissement = Les Sables-d'Olonne

|canton = Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

|INSEE = 85294

|postal code = 85360

|mayor = Serge Kubryk{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|coordinates = {{coord|46.344|-1.4383|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 25

|area km2 = 17.63

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

La Tranche-sur-Mer ({{IPA|fr|la tʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ mɛʁ}}, literally La Tranche on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

The final stages of the action of 30 June 1798, during which all three combatant frigates grounded, was fought just off the harbour.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-85294#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2040

|1975 |2125

|1982 |2071

|1990 |2065

|1999 |2510

|2007 |2673

|2012 |2762

|2017 |2905

}}

See also

References

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{{Vendée communes}}

{{Seaside resorts in Vendée}}

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Category:Communes of Vendée

Category:Populated coastal places in France

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