Île d’Yeu

Île d'Yeu or L'Île-d'Yeu, is an and commune just off the Vendée coast of western . The island's two harbours, Port-Joinville in the north and Port de la Meule to the south, in a rocky inlet of the southern granite coast, are famous for tuna and lobster fishing, respectively.
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Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …has 4,640 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code IDY
  • …is also known as “Yeu”
  • Description: island off the coast of the Vendée in western France

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de Pierre-Levée and Chapelle du Père-de-Montfort de Ker-Châlon.

Castle
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
is a castle.

Church
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is a church.

Castle
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The Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu is a fortification…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-Joinville.

Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Île d’Yeu

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Latitude
46.70973° or 46° 42′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.35079° or 2° 21′ 3″ west
Open location code
8CRVPJ5X+VM
Geo­Names ID
2967241
Wiki­data ID
Q1970151

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Vietnamese—“Île d’Yeu” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Basque: “Yeu”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Yeu”
  • Cebuano: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Chechen: “Иль-д’Йе”
  • Chinese: “约岛”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Île d’Yeu”
  • Dutch: “Ile d’Yeu”
  • Dutch: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Esperanto: “Île-d’Yeu”
  • Estonian: “Yeu”
  • Finnish: “Île d’Yeu”
  • French: “île d’Yeu”
  • French: “Île d’Yeu”
  • French: “Yeu”
  • German: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Greek: “Ιλ ντ Ιε”
  • Greek: “Ιλ ντ’Ιέ”
  • Hebrew: “איל דה יו”
  • Hebrew: “איל דייה”
  • Hungarian: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Hungarian: “Yeu-sziget”
  • Japanese: “ユー島”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Korean: “일디외섬”
  • Latin: “Ogia insula”
  • Macedonian: “Је”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “L’Île-d’Yeu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Illa d’Yeù”
  • Persian: “جزیره ایل دیو”
  • Polish: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Portuguese: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Russian: “Иль-д’Йё”
  • Russian: “Йё”
  • Urdu: “آئیل ڈی یو”
  • Uzbek: “Île d’Yeu”
  • Vietnamese: “Île d’Yeu”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Port de la Meule and Cap des Degrés.

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