Maillezais
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Maillezais
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Maillezais village.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Maillezais seen from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Maillezais.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Fontenay-le-Comte
- French commune.canton
- Fontenay-le-Comte
- French commune.INSEE
- 85133
- French commune.postal code
- 85420
- French commune.mayor
- Annie Rineau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Vendée Sèvre Autise
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Maillezais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte
- Population
- +890
- Area
- +20.33
- Elevation
- +5
- Capital of
- canton of Maillezais
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sigismond
- Official website
- www.maillezais.fr
- Image
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Maillezais () 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.