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Passage du Gois
A 4 km cobbled causeway to Noirmoutier island that vanishes under the Atlantic twice a day: drivers cross between tides past rescue towers, on one of Europe's strangest public roads.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Pays de la Loire, France · Europe
Les Sables-d'Olonne sits on the route: 10 minutes from Olonne-sur-Mer, 54km from Passage du Gois.
Les Sables-d'Olonne is a town located in Pays de la Loire, France. With a population of 16,105, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Les Sables-d'Olonne sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Les Sables-d'Olonne to your route.
Les Sables-d'Olonne (French pronunciation: [le sabl dɔlɔn] ; Poitevin: Lés Sablles d'Oloune; lit. 'The Sands of Olonne') is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of Western France, best known as the starting and finishing point of the round the world Vendée Globe yacht race. A subprefecture of the VendéeRead more
department, Pays de la Loire, administratively it is a commune, Vendée's second most populated after La Roche-sur-Yon. On 1 January 2019, the communes of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name.
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Les Sables-d'Olonne is located in Pays de la Loire, France, Europe. The coordinates are 46.4969 latitude, -1.7847 longitude.
Les Sables-d'Olonne has a population of approximately 16,105 people, making it a town in France.
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famous road
A 4 km cobbled causeway to Noirmoutier island that vanishes under the Atlantic twice a day: drivers cross between tides past rescue towers, on one of Europe's strangest public roads.
54 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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