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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
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.
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Categories:- Communes of Vendée
- Vendée geography stubs
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