Maillezais

Maillezais () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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Place details

Locality: Maillezais
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 1,042
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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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
French commune.elevation m: 7
French commune.elevation min m: 1
French commune.elevation max m: 18
French commune.area km2: 20.33

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Official name: Maillezais
Population: 890
Area: 20.33
Elevation: 5
Official website: www.maillezais.fr
Image: Maillezais village.jpg

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Commons category: Maillezais
postal code: 85420
male population: 457
female population: 482
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-51-00-70-25

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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.