Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
The church of Saint-Benoît, in Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Location of Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 1°21′12″W / 46.4244°N 1.3532°W / 46.4244; -1.3532
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Neau
Area
1
15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
511
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85201 /85540
Elevation1–26 m (3.3–85.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint Benoist on sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.