Editing Vendée (section)

===Tourism===
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The coast of the Vendée extends over {{convert|200|km}} of mostly sandy beaches. Tourists from overseas and locally frequent them. Some resorts include [[Les Sables-d'Olonne]], La Tranche-sur-Mer and [[Saint-Jean-de-Monts]]. Some beaches are certified for the [[Foundation for Environmental Education|FEE]] [[Blue Flag beach|Blue Flag]] for cleanliness.

With more than {{convert|100|mi|order=flip}}{{clarify|note that this claim conflicts with the one above. Need citation to settle this|date=November 2011}} of sandy beaches edged with dunes and pine woods. There are several [[nude beach]]es including just south of La Faute sur Mer on the Pointe d'Arçay. The department also has churches and abbeys, museums, and—for nature lovers—thousands of marked footpaths, a signposted bicycle route running along the coastal mudflats, and marshes that attract unusual birds. There is fishing in the Vendée's rivers and lakes.

Inland, the chief attractions include the [[Marais Poitevin]] (an area of marshlands famed for wildlife), the forested area around the village of Mervent and the rolling countryside of the Bocage. In the north of the department, the historical theme park [[Puy du Fou]] attracts more than 1.45 million of visitors per year.
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File:Eglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon depuis la voûte.JPG|Saint Louis Church of La Roche-sur-Yon
File:Eglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon depuis la tribune haute.JPG|Saint Louis Church of La Roche-sur-Yon
File:Place Napoléon de La Roche-sur-Yon depuis l'église.jpg|[[La Roche-sur-Yon]], [[Napoleon I]]'s city
File:MaraisPoitevin.jpg|[[Marais Poitevin]]
File:Windmühle auf der Île de Noirmoutier.jpg|Windmill on the [[Noirmoutier (island)|Noirmoutier island]]
File:Maillezais - Cathedrale Saint-Pierre 02.jpg|[[Maillezais Cathedral]]
File:F07.Vouvant.0012.JPG|[[Vouvant]]
File:Puy-du-Fou-3.JPG|Medieval show at [[Puy du Fou]] themepark.
File:Lucon Vendée.JPG|[[Luçon Cathedral|Cathedral of Notre Dame]], episcopal seat of the [[Diocese of Luçon]] (comprising the Vendée)
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