L'Île-d'Olonne

Olonne-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ɔlɔn syʁ mɛʁ], literally Olonne on Sea) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Les Sables-d'Olonne. It is home to the basketball team Pays des Olonnes Basket, which plays its home games at the Salle Beauséjour.

Les Sables d'Olonne Agglomération is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Les Sables-d'Olonne. It is located in the Vendée department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Les Sables-d'Olonne. Its area is 172.1 km2. Its population was 54,258 in 2019, of which 45,030 in Les Sables-d'Olonne proper.

Vairé (French pronunciation: [vɛʁe]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

The Côte de Lumière (French pronunciation: [kot də lymjɛʁ]; English: Coast of Light) refers to the seaside resorts located along the coast of the Vendée, France. Communes situated on the coast, from north to south, include: Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile Barbâtre La Barre-de-Monts Notre-Dame-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Bretignolles-sur-Mer Brem-sur-Mer Olonne-sur-Mer Les Sables d'Olonne Château-d'Olonne Talmont-Saint-Hilaire Jard-sur-Mer Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard Longeville-sur-Mer La Tranche-sur-Mer La Faute-sur-Mer

The canton of Les Sables-d'Olonne is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Les Sables-d'Olonne.It consists of the commune of Les Sables-d'Olonne.

Les Sables-d'Olonne station is a railway station serving the town Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée department, western France. The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and by regional trains towards La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes.

Les Sables-d'Olonne (French pronunciation: [le sabl dɔlɔn] ; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: Lés Sablles d'Oloune) is a seaside town on the Atlantic coast of western France. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name.

The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 71 communes. Its population is 235,082 (2016), and its area is 1,914.7 km2 (739.3 sq mi).

Saint-Mathurin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matyʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

The Villa Blanche is a historic townhouse in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. It was built in 1913, and designed by architect Maurice Durand. It was a tearoom until 1914, when it was used by an estate agent named Fraud. It became a private residence in 1925.

For the village in Argentina, see Villa Mirasol. The Villa Mirasol is a historic residential building in Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France.

The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The Vendée Globe is considered an extreme quest of individual endurance and the ultimate test in ocean racing.