Le Fenouiller

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City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Le Fenouiller is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Narcisse Pelletier

French castaway (1844–1894)

Charles-François de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers

French politician

Charles Milcendeau

French painter (1872–1919)

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Henry Simon

French painter (1910-1987)

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Jacques Garnier

choreographer and dancer from France (1940-1989)

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Jean-Claude Merceron

French politician

Jean Yole

French politician (1878–1956)

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Louis Caiveau

French politician (1924-1987)

Marcel Baudouin

French politician (1860-1941)

Pierre Garcie-Ferrande

French sailor and cartographer

Serge Papin

French businessman and politician (born 1955)

Éric Lysøe

French university teacher and composer

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Antoine Michon

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Alain Le Bihan

historian

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Françoise Bertier

French cartoonist

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Mathurine Renaud

c. 1643 - Apr 1681

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pays de la Loire

• Notre-Dame-de-Riez
  1.8 mi away · pop. 2,161
• Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,161
• Bretignolles-sur-Mer
  6.7 mi away · pop. 5,112
• Coëx
  6.8 mi away · pop. 3,383
• Sallertaine
  10 mi away · pop. 3,265
• Saint-Julien-des-Landes
  10.4 mi away · pop. 1,952
• Vairé
  10.6 mi away · pop. 1,883
• Froidfond
  12.3 mi away · pop. 2,049
• Les Essais
  13.3 mi away
• Saint-Mathurin
  13.8 mi away · pop. 2,390
• Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux
  14.2 mi away · pop. 1,770
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer
  15.2 mi away · pop. 3,876

Browse all places in Pays de la Loire →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-07-05

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-07-04

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-07-03

Blue Emperor

Anax imperator

Seen 2026-07-02

Goblet-marked Damselfly

Erythromma lindenii

Seen 2026-07-02

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-07-01

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-07-01

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-07-01

Black-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum

Seen 2026-06-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Le Fenouiller, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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