Isle of Bouin

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

The Falleron (French pronunciation: [falʁɔ̃]) is a French coastal river forming the boundary between the departments of Vendée and Loire-Atlantique and flowing into the Bay of Biscay and Atlantic Ocean via the Bay of Bourgneuf.

Beauvoir-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [bovwaʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Beauvoir on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the administrative region of the Pays de la Loire, France.

The Marais breton (French pronunciation: [maʁɛ bʁətɔ̃], "Breton Marsh"; or Marais breton-vendéen) is a zone géographique humide (humid geographic zone) along France's Atlantic coast. It marks the border between two traditional French provinces, Brittany and Poitou, and extends between two French departments, Loire-Atlantique and Vendée, both of which included in the administrative region of Pays de la Loire. The Marais breton is protected by levees and dunes, stabilized by the pines of the forest of Pays de Monts. Some areas, such as Bouin are below sea level and were once subject to storm surges. A valve system blocking salt water from entering portions of the marsh was also developed to accommodate the marsh waters to agriculture.

Les Moutiers-en-Retz is a railway station in Les Moutiers-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Sainte-Pazanne–Pornic railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF: local services (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Pornic

Villeneuve-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [vilnœv ɑ̃ ʁɛ] ; Breton: Kernevez-Raez) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Fresnay-en-Retz.

Les Moutiers-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [le mutje ɑ̃ ʁɛ] , literally Les Moutiers in Retz; Breton: Mousteroù-Raez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Bourgneuf-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [buʁnœf ɑ̃ ʁɛ]; Breton: Bourc'hnevez-Raez) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Villeneuve-en-Retz.

The 1799 Vendée earthquake (French: Séisme de 1799 dans le Marais breton-vendéen) or Bouin earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck the Vendée area of western France on 25 January 1799 (6 Pluviôse of year VII in the French Republican calendar) with aftershocks on the following days. Its epicenter was located at a depth of 24 km in the Bay of Bourgneuf at the level of the island of Bouin. Shocks of intensity VII–VIII were felt throughout the west of France.

Bourgneuf-en-Retz is a railway station in Bourgneuf-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Sainte-Pazanne–Pornic railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF: local services (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Pornic

La Bernerie-en-Retz is a railway station in La Bernerie-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Sainte-Pazanne–Pornic railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF: local services (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Pornic

La Bernerie-en-Retz (French pronunciation: [la bɛʁnəʁi ɑ̃ ʁɛ], literally La Bernerie in Retz; Gallo: La Bèrneriy or La Bèrneri, Breton: Kerverner-Raez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, western France.