Coordinates: 46°22′20″N 0°44′17″W / 46.3722°N 0.7381°W / 46.3722; -0.7381

Maillezais

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Maillezais
Maillezais seen from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
Maillezais seen from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms of Maillezais
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CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
IntercommunalityVendée Sèvre Autise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Rineau[1]
Area
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20.33 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85133 /85420
Elevation1–18 m (3.3–59.1 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It was once an island in the Marais Poitevin, until monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals in the 13th century. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists. The ruins of the former Maillezais Abbey, dating from the 11th-14th century, are a listed monument.[2]

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  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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