Isle of Noirmoutier
Also known as île de Noirmoutier, Île de Noirmoutier
thumb|250px|right|The Passage du Gois leading to the island of Noirmoutier. Noirmoutier (also French: Île de Noirmoutier, ; , ) is a tidal island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée department (85).
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Noirmoutier
- Islands.image_name
- Noirmoutier Island SPOT 1275.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Noirmoutier Island image from satellite Spot
- Islands.image_size
- 200px
- Islands.map
- France
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.area_km2
- 49
- Islands.length_km
- 19
- Islands.width_km
- 6
- Islands.highest_mount
- No named
- Islands.elevation_m
- 20
- Islands.country
- France
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
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thumb|250px|right|The Passage du Gois leading to the island of Noirmoutier. Noirmoutier (also French: Île de Noirmoutier, ; , ) is a tidal island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée department (85).
==History== A dolmen, several menhirs, and the ruins of a Gallo-Roman villa with its hot baths show that the island must have been occupied at an early date; but the first fact in its recorded history is the foundation of the Benedictine monastery of "Her" by St. Philibert about 680. From this monastery the name Noirmoutier () is derived.
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Commons link from WikidataGeography articles needing translation from French WikipediaGeography articles needing translation from Spanish WikipediaIslands of Pays de la LoireLandforms of VendéePays de la Loire region articles needing translation from French WikipediaPoitouRamsar sites in Metropolitan FranceTidal islands of France