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History of the town of La Faute-sur-Mer

History of the town of La Faute-sur-Mer

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La Faute-sur-Mer became a commune at the end of 1953, when it was a rural part of the commune of La Tranche. La Faute-sur-Mer is a French town in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It is located in central-western France. La Faute-sur-Mer is a small stretch of coastal land in southern Vendée. With around 1,000 inhabitants, the town’s population density is steadily declining. It covers an area of 726 hectares.

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Where does the name La Faute come from?

There are various accounts of the origins of the name La Faute. Whether these stories are based on fact or legend is anyone’s guess. Here are a few that may shed some light on the origins of the name La Faute:

– According to one account, the Romans (sailors) called this area “les Pictons Pôs”. The Gauls, in using this expression, pronounced the word “Pôs”, which was then distorted into “Fôs”. Over time, this expression was transformed into “Faute”, hence the name of the town;
– Another legend has it that the lord of Talmont, after having a romance with a young girl, gave the future baby a large portion of the land that makes up the village as a dowry. He wondered why the fault? Whose fault was it? Thus, the name “La Faute” was given to the village;

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All our accommodations are also equipped with a refrigerator, a table and chairs, crockery, kitchen utensils, an electric coffee maker, a microwave, mattress pads, pillows (60 *60) and blankets.

*the kitchen kit includes : a sponge, a multi-use cleaning pod, a dishwashing liquid pod and two bags of ice cubes

** kitchen kit + includes : a sponge, a multi-use cleaning pod, a dishwashing liquid pod, two bags of ice cubes and a dishwasher tablet

*** the bath kit includes : a tube of shampoo, a tube of shower gel and a bar of soap