Brem-sur-Mer

Brem-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [bʁɛm syʁ mɛʁ], literally Brem on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Brem-sur-Mer
A general view of Saint-Nicolas' Quarter
Location of Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonSaint-Hilaire-de-Riez
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yann Thomas
Area
1
15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,872
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85243 /85470
Elevation0–55 m (0–180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem.

The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean (sur-mer means "on-sea"); "Brem" is derived in etymology from the Gaulish "bram".

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