Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

(2020–2026) Maxence de Rugy^[1]Area89.53 km² (34.57 sq mi)Population8,161 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation0–57 m (0–187 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [talmɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the merger of the former communes of Talmont and Saint-Hilaire-de-Talmont in 1974.

Richard I of England often had his base in Talmont, and owned the Château de Talmont from 1182 until his death.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,424	—
1975	3,347	−0.32%
1982	3,865	+2.08%
1990	4,409	+1.66%
1999	5,363	+2.20%
2007	6,693	+2.81%
2012	7,259	+1.64%
2017	7,657	+1.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References