Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Talmond-Saint-Hilaire (Vendée).svg |
Arrondissement: | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton: | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire |
Insee: | 85288 |
Postal Code: | 85440 |
Mayor: | Maxence de Rugy[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Vendée Grand Littoral |
Coordinates: | 46.4681°N -1.6169°W |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 57 |
Area Km2: | 89.53 |
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (pronounced as /fr/) 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.