Coordinates: 46°24′32″N 0°50′11″W / 46.4089°N 0.8364°W / 46.4089; -0.8364

Montreuil, Vendée

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Montreuil
Commune
Location of Montreuil
Map
Montreuil is located in France
Montreuil
Montreuil
Montreuil is located in Pays de la Loire
Montreuil
Montreuil
Coordinates: 46°24′32″N 0°50′11″W / 46.4089°N 0.8364°W / 46.4089; -0.8364
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
IntercommunalityPays de Fontenay-Vendée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Rideaud[1]
Area
1
12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
822
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85148 /85200
Elevation1–23 m (3.3–75.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Not to be confused with Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, known as Montreuil-sur-Mer since 2023.

Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ⓘ; Latin: Musterolium), distinguished as Montreuil-sur-Mer ("Montreuil-on-the-Sea") until 1945, is a commune in the Vendée Department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.

History

Montreuil was the site of the 1299 Treaty of Montreuil, whereby the 1294–1303 Gascon War between King Edward I of England and Philip IV of France was paused at Pope Gregory VIII's urging and a betrothal was arranged between Edward's son Prince Edward of Caernarfon and Philip's daughter Princess Isabella.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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