Vendée
Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.department in the
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire (; but can also mean 'Lower Loire') is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital an ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in western
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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Geography
The altitude of the commune of Barbâtre lies between 0 and 19 meters. The area of the commune is 12.47 km2.
Arms
The arms of the commune feature a
counterchanged
Tinctures are the colours, metals, and furs used in heraldry. Nine tinctures are in common use: two metals, '' or'' (gold or yellow) and ''argent'' (silver or white); the colours ''gules'' (red), '' azure'' (blue), ''vert'' (green), ''sable'' (bl ...
sun without face on a blue and gold field divided horizontally ("per fess") in waves; the French
blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...
is ''coupé ondé d'azur et d'or, au soleil non figuré de l'un en l'autre''.