Notre-Dame-de-Monts, Coastal commune in Vendée, France.
Notre-Dame-de-Monts covers approximately 120.62 square kilometers along the Atlantic coast, featuring sandy beaches, pine forests, marshlands, and dunes at an elevation of around 2 meters above sea level.
This seaside community evolved from traditional fishing and maritime industries to become a popular tourist destination, with economic development shifting toward coastal tourism over recent decades.
The commune regularly hosts art exhibitions featuring local sculptors and painters, along with musical performances and festivals held in natural settings such as the forest clearing theatre La Clairière.
Visitors can access detailed online guides and webcams to monitor current weather conditions and natural phenomena like spring tides that affect attractions such as the Pont d'Yeu causeway.
The Pont d'Yeu reveals a 4-kilometer shingle causeway only during spring tides, creating a temporary geological formation where shellfish gatherers can collect local seafood while enjoying coastal views.
Location: Vendée
Location: arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne
Elevation above the sea: 2 m
Shares border with: La Barre-de-Monts, Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Address: 85690 Notre-Dame-de-Monts, France
Phone: +33251588302
Email: mairie@notredamedemonts.fr
Website: http://ville-notre-dame-de-monts.fr
GPS coordinates: 46.83056,-2.13167
Latest update: July 14, 2025 10:16
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Pont de Noirmoutier
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Fromentine
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Océabul
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Église Saint-Philbert de Beauvoir-sur-Mer
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Plage des Tonnelles
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Golf de Saint-Jean-de-Monts
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Magic Parc
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Fromentine lighthouse
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Plage de la Bergère
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Plage des Lays
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Labyrinthe végétal du Porteau
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Belvédère du Pey de la Blet
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Plage de la Parée du Jonc
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Église de la Transfiguration-de-Notre-Seigneur du Perrier
10.5 km
Église Saint-Louis de La Barre-de-Monts
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Plage du Pont d'Yeu
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Phare de Fromentine
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Ouvrages d'art sur le canal de la Taillée
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Monts
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Plage du Mûrier
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Moulin à vent de Rairé
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Pont du pommier
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Flots de Fromentine
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Moulin à vent de la Fosse
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Swin Golf La Barre de Monts
6.4 km
Plage de la Grande Côte
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Marais Breton, baie de Bourgneuf, île de Noirmoutier et forêt de Monts
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