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Islands of the Vendée

Sud Vendee.. Haut Bocage.. Coastal Region.. Marais Poitevin.. Marais Breton.. Bas Bocage.. Plaine.. Marais Olonne..
Today there are only two Islands in the Vendée. In the very north of the Vendée  is the Ile-de-Noirmoutier which is connected to the mainland by the Pont de Noirmoutier and the "Gois" a causeway that is passable only at low tide. The other island is the Ile d'Yeu which is some 10kms off the coast of St.Jean-de-Monts and can be reached by ferries from Fromentine and St.Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. In centuries past there were many other islands but as the sea receded and the marshlands were drained these islands have become a part of the mainland.

Just outside of the Vendée is the nearby island of the
Ile-de-Re which although off the coast of the Vendée is connected to La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime Department.

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