Maillezais

Maillezais
Maillezais
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Maillezais
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Maillezais
Intercommunality	Vendée Sèvre Autise
Statistics
Elevation	1–18 m (3.3–59 ft) (avg. 7 m/23 ft)
Land area1	20.33 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population2	1,018  (2006)
- Density	50 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	85133/ 85420
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°22′20″N 0°44′17″W / 46.3722222222°N 0.738055555556°W / 46.3722222222; -0.738055555556

Maillezais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

It was once an island, until Monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE

External links

• [1], Pictures of the abbey ruins