Brem-sur-Mer

Brem-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[bʁɛm syʁ mɛʁ], literally Brem on Sea) is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Brem-sur-Mer
Commune
A general view of Saint-Nicolas' Quarter
Coat of arms
Location of Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Brem-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 46°36′19″N 1°49′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonSaint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Thomas
Area
1
15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,817
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85243 /85470
Elevation0–55 m (0–180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem.

The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean (sur-mer means "on-sea"); "Brem" is derived in etymology from the Gaulish "bram".

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,018—    
1975 1,161+1.90%
1982 1,425+2.97%
1990 1,709+2.30%
1999 2,054+2.06%
2007 2,485+2.41%
2012 2,599+0.90%
2017 2,720+0.91%
Source: Population in geography as of January 2020, INSEE[2]

Economy

The main activity of the commune is tourism. It has an industrial area with fourteen companies. It is also known for its vineyard, planted during the Middle Ages by monks.

Twinning

Brem-sur-Mer is a twinned with Mammendorf, Germany.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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