Les Sables-d'Olonne, Coastal administrative division in Vendée, France
Les Sables-d'Olonne spans along the Atlantic coast, featuring a harbor, sandy beaches, and residential neighborhoods that extend inland from the shoreline.
The municipality emerged in 1218 when Savary I de Mauléon established a settlement at Havre d'Olonne, later becoming France's primary cod-fishing port in the 1600s.
The Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix houses modern art collections, while regular maritime festivals celebrate the town's connection to sailing and fishing traditions.
Les Sables-d'Olonne connects to Paris via express rail services, with trains departing regularly from the central station established in 1866.
The Vendée Globe, departing every four years from Les Sables-d'Olonne, marks the starting point of a non-stop solo sailing race around the world.
Location: Vendée
Location: arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne
Inception: January 1, 2019
Shares border with: Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Brem-sur-Mer, L'Île-d'Olonne, Saint-Mathurin, Sainte-Foy, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Website: https://lessablesdolonne.fr
GPS coordinates: 46.49639,-1.78472
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:42
L'ile Penote
150 m
Parc zoologique des Sables d'Olonnes
2.6 km
Phare des Barges
4.4 km
L'Armendèche lighthouse
1.7 km
Château de Pierre-Levée
4.4 km
La Tour d'Arundel
887 m
Muséum du Coquillage
169 m
Hospital Blockhouse Museum
583 m
Abbaye Saint-Jean d'Orbestier
5.2 km
Musée Sainte-Croix
595 m
Villa Mirasol
169 m
Phare de la Potence
1.2 km
Château Saint-Clair
897 m
Dunes du Puits d'Enfer
4.8 km
Villa Blanche
166 m
Église Saint-Martin-de-Vertou de L'Île-d'Olonne
7.3 km
Pierres jumelles d'Olonne-sur-Mer
4.5 km
Conche Verte
8.9 km
Villa Sans Souci
626 m
Église Sainte-Marie d'Olonne-sur-Mer
4.6 km
Prieuré Sainte-Croix
610 m
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port des Sables-d'Olonne
118 m
Musée des Traditions Populaires
4.6 km
Les Sables-d'Olonne West Jetty light
1.2 km
Église Saint-Mathurin de Saint-Mathurin
9.3 km
Les Sables-d'Olonne East Jetty Light
836 m
Immeuble 1, 3, 5, 7 rue Travot, 4, 4bis place Maréchal-Foch
149 m
Abbatiale Saint-Jean de l'abbaye Saint-Jean d'Orbestier
3.9 kmReviews
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