Population - 540,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 6,720 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 80   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Towns with over 3,000 people

Aizenay

Beauvoir-sur-Mer

Benet

La Bruffiere

Challans

Chantonnay

Chateau-d'Olonne

Dompierre-sur-Yon

Les Essarts

Le Fenouiller

La Ferriere

Fontenay-le-Comte

La Garnache

Les Herbiers

L'Ile-d'Yeu

Lucon

Montaigu

Mortagne-sur-Sevre

Mouilleron-le-Captif

Noirmoutiers-en-l'Ile

Olonne-sur-Mer

Le Poire-sur-Vie

Pouzauges

La Roche-sur-Yon

Les Sables-d'Olonne

What is it really like for holidays in the Vendee

This is the true holiday area of the Loire

It is the first part of France on the way south where you can see and feel the warmth

Many more days of sunshine than areas around

Warm soft breezes across the gently undulating countryside

Quiet and enjoyable - a summer place to be

Saint-Fulgent

Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre

Soullans

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Venansault

La Verrie

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Main town

La Roche-sur-Yon

470 miles - 7 hours - from Calais

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