Île d'Yeu
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Île d'Yeu (French pronunciation: [il djø]) or L'Île-d'Yeu, is an island and commune just off the Vendée coast of western France. The island's two harbors, Port-Joinville in the north and Port de la Meule to the south, in a rocky inlet of the southern granite coast, are famous for tuna and lobster fishing, respectively.
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L'Île-d'Yeu | |
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Coordinates: 46°43′30″N 2°20′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton | L'Île-d'Yeu |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Carole Charuau[1] |
Area 1 | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | 4,850 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85113 /85350 |
Elevation | 0–32 m (0–105 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Administratively, the commune of L'Île-d'Yeu is part of the Vendée department and the Pays de la Loire region of France.