Brem-sur-Mer
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Brem-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W / 46.6054°N 1.8301°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton | Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Thomas[1] |
Area 1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,872 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85243 /85470 |
Elevation | 0–55 m (0–180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Brem-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [bʁɛm syʁ mɛʁ], literally Brem on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem.
The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean (sur-mer means "on-sea"); "Brem" is derived in etymology from the Gaulish "bram".
Demography
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,018 | — |
1975 | 1,161 | +1.90% |
1982 | 1,425 | +2.97% |
1990 | 1,709 | +2.30% |
1999 | 2,054 | +2.06% |
2007 | 2,485 | +2.41% |
2012 | 2,599 | +0.90% |
2017 | 2,720 | +0.91% |
Source: Population in geography as of January 2020, INSEE[3] |
Economy
The main activity of the commune is tourism. It has an industrial area with fourteen companies. It is also known for its vineyard, planted during the Middle Ages by monks.
Twinning
Brem-sur-Mer is a twinned with Mammendorf, Germany.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Commune website (in French)
- Tourist website
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