Vendée
Department in Pays de la Loire, France Vendée Department Prefecture building of the Vendée department in La Roche-sur-Yon Flag Coat of arms Location of Vendée in France Coordinates: 46°40′14″N 1°25′36″W / 46.67056°N 1.42667°W / 46.67056; -1.42667 Coordinates: 46°40′14″N 1°25′36″W / 46.67056°N 1.42667°W / 46.67056; -1.42667 Country France Region Pays de la Loire Prefecture La Roche-sur-Yon Subprefectures Fontenay-le-Comte Les Sables-d'Olonne Government • President of the General Council Yves Auvinet Area 1 • Total 6,720 km 2 (2,590 sq mi) Population (2013) • Total 655,506 • Rank 37th • Density 98/km 2 (250/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Department number 85 Arrondissements 3 Cantons 17 Communes 267 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km 2 The Vendée ( French pronunciation: [vɑ̃.de] ) is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west-central France, on the Atlantic...