Jard-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Jard on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Jard-sur-Mer
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The windmill in Jard-sur-Mer
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Jard-sur-Mer  | |
  Jard-sur-Mer Show map of France  Jard-sur-Mer Show map of Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′02″N 1°34′32″W / 46.4172°N 1.5756°W / 46.4172; -1.5756 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sonia Gindreau[1] |
| Area
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| 16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 2,858 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
85114 /85520
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| Elevation | 1–24 m (3.3–78.7 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,242 | — |
| 1975 | 1,413 | +1.86% |
| 1982 | 1,612 | +1.90% |
| 1990 | 1,817 | +1.51% |
| 1999 | 2,235 | +2.33% |
| 2007 | 2,480 | +1.31% |
| 2012 | 2,635 | +1.22% |
| 2017 | 2,653 | +0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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