Montreuil, Vendée

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Montreuil

(2020–2026) Daniel Rideaud^[1]Area

12.03 km² (4.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

822 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

85148 /85200

Elevation1–23 m (3.3–75.5 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ^ⓘ; Latin: Musterolium), distinguished as Montreuil-sur-Mer ("Montreuil-on-the-Sea") until 1945, is a commune in the Vendée Department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.

History

Montreuil was the site of the 1299 Treaty of Montreuil, whereby the 1294–1303 Gascon War between King Edward I of England and Philip IV of France was paused at Pope Gregory VIII's urging and a betrothal was arranged between Edward's son Prince Edward of Caernarfon and Philip's daughter Princess Isabella.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.