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Brem-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W / 46.6054°N 1.8301°W / 46.6054; -1.8301
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Brem-sur-Mer
A general view of Saint-Nicolas' Quarter
A general view of Saint-Nicolas' Quarter
Coat of arms of Brem-sur-Mer
Location of Brem-sur-Mer
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Brem-sur-Mer is located in France
Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer is located in Pays de la Loire
Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W / 46.6054°N 1.8301°W / 46.6054; -1.8301
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonSaint-Hilaire-de-Riez
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Thomas[1]
Area
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15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,872
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85243 /85470
Elevation0–55 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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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

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Brem-sur-Mer is a twinned with Mammendorf, Germany.

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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