Barbâtre

Coordinates: 46°56′41″N 2°10′46″W / 46.9447°N 2.1794°W / 46.9447; -2.1794
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Barbâtre
The former Frandière mill, in Barbâtre
The former Frandière mill, in Barbâtre
Coat of arms of Barbâtre
Location of Barbâtre
Map
Île de Noirmoutier
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Gibier[1]
Area
1
12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,755
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code /85630
Elevation0–18 m (0–59 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The altitude of the commune of Barbâtre lies between 0 and 19 meters. The area of the commune is 12.47 km2.[3]

Arms

The arms of the commune feature a counterchanged sun without face on a blue and gold field divided horizontally ("per fess") in waves; the French blazon is coupé ondé d'azur et d'or, au soleil non figuré de l'un en l'autre.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barbâtre, EHESS (in French).