Angles, Vendée

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Angles

Commune

The church of Our Lady of the Angels, in Angles

Coat of arms

Location of Angles

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Coordinates: 46°24′26″N 1°24′22″W﻿ / ﻿46.4071°N 1.4062°W﻿ / 46.4071; -1.4062
Country| France
Region| Pays de la Loire
Department| Vendée
Arrondissement| Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality| Vendée Grand Littoral
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Joël Monvoisin[1]

Area

| 34.27 km2 (13.23 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 2,966
• Density| 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

85004 /85750

Elevation| 1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angles (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡl]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

## Geography

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The river Lay forms all of the commune's eastern border. Angles is located to the south of the department between plains and marshes, 7 kilometres from the beaches of La Tranche sur Mer and Longeville sur Mer. The town is noted for its old alleys and its Romanesque and Gothic church.[3]

### Climate

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Angles has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Angles is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 869.3 mm (34.22 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.5 °C (68.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Angles was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 7 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) on 14 January 1987.

Climate data for Angles (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 27.0
(80.6)  | 29.0
(84.2)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 39.0
(102.2)  | 38.6
(101.5)  | 41.0
(105.8)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 31.2
(88.2)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 11.2
(52.2)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 26.7
(80.1)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 13.8
(56.8)  | 10.5
(50.9)  | 18.2
(64.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 6.9
(44.4)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 11.8
(53.2)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 13.2
(55.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | 4.5
(40.1)  | 6.2
(43.2)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 11.6
(52.9)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 5.7
(42.3)  | 3.5
(38.3)  | 8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F)  | −14.0
(6.8)  | −10.5
(13.1)  | −10.5
(13.1)  | −4.8
(23.4)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | −2.4
(27.7)  | −6.5
(20.3)  | −9.5
(14.9)  | −14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 89.6
(3.53)  | 70.5
(2.78)  | 63.1
(2.48)  | 62.5
(2.46)  | 53.3
(2.10)  | 44.0
(1.73)  | 46.9
(1.85)  | 49.1
(1.93)  | 68.4
(2.69)  | 101.8
(4.01)  | 112.6
(4.43)  | 107.5
(4.23)  | 869.3
(34.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9  | 11.8  | 10.6  | 10.1  | 9.0  | 7.2  | 7.0  | 7.0  | 8.1  | 12.4  | 14.0  | 15.1  | 126.2
Source: Météo-France[4]

## History

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Georges Clemenceau, a resident of the nearby Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, described Angles at the beginning of the century as "a small town located at the extreme edge of the grove at the exact point where the sea retreats from the vast plain of Vendeen green marsh and where livestock is the country's industry. The agricultural vocation has long been the economic engine of an entire region, but since the early writings of the Tigris, much has changed ...[5]

In the early eleventh century the area was subject to numerous Norman invasions, a concern that led to a significant depopulation during this period. However, the Tower of Moricq was constructed by local lords such as the Prince of Talmont in 1040 to safeguard the security of the area.[5] They aimed to attract people to the area, especially the barons by providing real estate and financial resources to the development of agricultural activity and a church. In this context the city had its foundation around 1075 with the establishment, on the ruins of an ancient Gallo-Roman church of Sancta Maria Anglis (St. Mary of the Angels) by William son of Herbert.[5]

Tourism is a contributor to what is otherwise an agricultural economy and in the summer months tourists stay in Angles in campsites and cottages in the area.

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1968 | 923| —
1975 | 964| +0.62%
1982 | 1,153| +2.59%
1990 | 1,314| +1.65%
1999 | 1,582| +2.08%
2007 | 2,095| +3.57%
2012 | 2,574| +4.20%
2017 | 2,816| +1.81%
Source: INSEE[6]

## Personalities

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* René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
* Raoul Pacaud (1862–1932), Deputy of the Vendée (1914–1919, 1928–1932)
* Albert Deman (1927–1996)

## See also

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* Communes of the Vendée department

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ "Bienvenue à Angles..." www.angles.fr. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
5. ^ a b c "Histoire". www.angles.fr. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

## External links

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* Les Achards
* L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
* L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie
* Aizenay
* Angles
* Antigny
* Apremont
* Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux
* Auchay-sur-Vendée
* Avrillé
* Barbâtre
* La Barre-de-Monts
* Bazoges-en-Paillers
* Bazoges-en-Pareds
* Beaufou
* Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche
* Beaurepaire
* Beauvoir-sur-Mer
* Bellevigny
* Benet
* Le Bernard
* Bessay
* Bois-de-Céné
* La Boissière-de-Montaigu
* La Boissière-des-Landes
* Bouillé-Courdault
* Bouin
* Le Boupère
* Bourneau
* Bournezeau
* Brem-sur-Mer
* Bretignolles-sur-Mer
* La Bretonnière-la-Claye
* Les Brouzils
* La Bruffière
* La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire
* Chaillé-les-Marais
* La Chaize-Giraud
* La Chaize-le-Vicomte
* Challans
* Champagné-les-Marais
* Le Champ-Saint-Père
* Chantonnay
* Chanverrie
* La Chapelle-Hermier
* La Chapelle-Palluau
* La Chapelle-Thémer
* Chasnais
* La Châtaigneraie
* Château-Guibert
* Châteauneuf
* Chauché
* Chavagnes-en-Paillers
* Chavagnes-les-Redoux
* Cheffois
* Coëx
* Commequiers
* La Copechagnière
* Corpe
* La Couture
* Cugand-la-Bernardière
* Curzon
* Damvix
* Doix-lès-Fontaines
* Dompierre-sur-Yon
* Les Epesses
* L'Épine
* Essarts-en-Bocage
* Falleron
* Faymoreau
* Le Fenouiller
* La Ferrière
* Fontenay-le-Comtesubpr
* Fougeré
* Foussais-Payré
* Froidfond
* La Garnache
* La Gaubretière
* La Genétouze
* Le Girouard
* Givrand
* Le Givre
* Grand'Landes
* Grosbreuil
* Grues
* Le Gué-de-Velluire
* La Guérinière
* L'Herbergement
* Les Herbiers
* L'Hermenault
* L'Île-d'Elle
* L'Île-d'Olonne
* L'Île-d'Yeu
* Jard-sur-Mer
* La Jaudonnière
* La Jonchère
* Lairoux
* Landeronde
* Les Landes-Genusson
* Landevieille
* Le Langon
* Liez
* Loge-Fougereuse
* Longèves
* Longeville-sur-Mer
* Luçon
* Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne
* Maché
* Les Magnils-Reigniers
* Maillé
* Maillezais
* Mallièvre
* Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
* Marillet
* Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde
* Martinet
* Le Mazeau
* La Meilleraie-Tillay
* Menomblet
* La Merlatière
* Mervent
* Mesnard-la-Barotière
* Monsireigne
* Montaigu-Vendée
* Montournais
* Montreuil
* Montréverd
* Moreilles
* Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
* Mouchamps
* Mouilleron-le-Captif
* Mouilleron-Saint-Germain
* Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
* Moutiers-sur-le-Lay
* Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin
* Nalliers
* Nesmy
* Nieul-le-Dolent
* Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
* Notre-Dame-de-Monts
* Notre-Dame-de-Riez
* L'Orbrie
* L'Oie
* Palluau
* Péault
* Le Perrier
* Petosse
* Les Pineaux
* Pissotte
* Le Poiré-sur-Vie
* Poiroux
* Pouillé
* Pouzauges
* Puy-de-Serre
* Puyravault
* La Rabatelière
* Réaumur
* La Réorthe
* Rives-d'Autise
* Rives de l'Yon
* Rives-du-Fougerais
* Rocheservière
* La Roche-sur-Yonpref
* Rochetrejoux
* Rosnay
* Les Sables-d'Olonnesubpr
* Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie
* Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux
* Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine
* Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes
* Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer
* Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron
* Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts
* Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais
* Saint-Denis-du-Payré
* Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse
* Sainte-Cécile
* Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups
* Sainte-Florence
* Sainte-Foy
* Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
* Sainte-Pexine
* Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers
* Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet
* Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
* Saint-Fulgent
* Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux
* Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay
* Saint-Gervais
* Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
* Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust
* Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt
* Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis
* Saint-Jean-de-Monts
* Saint-Jean-d'Hermine
* Saint-Juire-Champgillon
* Saint-Julien-des-Landes
* Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle
* Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
* Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie
* Saint-Malô-du-Bois
* Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe
* Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau
* Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines
* Saint-Martin-des-Noyers
* Saint-Martin-des-Tilleuls
* Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine
* Saint-Mathurin
* Saint-Maurice-des-Noues
* Saint-Maurice-le-Girard
* Saint-Mesmin
* Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm
* Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq
* Saint-Paul-en-Pareds
* Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit
* Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine
* Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
* Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux
* Saint-Prouant
* Saint-Révérend
* Saint-Sigismond
* Saint-Urbain
* Saint-Valérien
* Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges
* Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon
* Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard
* Sallertaine
* Sérigné
* Sèvremont
* Sigournais
* Soullans
* Le Tablier
* La Taillée
* Tallud-Sainte-Gemme
* Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
* Terval
* Thiré
* Thorigny
* Tiffauges
* La Tranche-sur-Mer
* Treize-Septiers
* Treize-Vents
* Triaize
* Vairé
* Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
* Venansault
* Vendrennes
* Vix
* Vouillé-les-Marais
* Vouvant
* Xanton-Chassenon

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