Vie
The Vie is an 62.3 km long river in the department of Vendée, western France. Its source is near the town Belleville-sur-Vie. It flows generally west. It discharges into the Atlantic Ocean in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France, tributary of the Atlantic Ocean
- Also known as: “La Vie Rivière” and “Vie River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie station and Menhir de la Tonnelle.
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie station
Railway stop
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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a railway station in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Commequiers–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway. The station is served by TER services operated by the SNCF:…
Menhir de la Tonnelle
Archaeological site
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Menhir de la Tonnelle is an archaeological site.
Église Sainte-Croix de Croix-de-Vie
Church
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Église Sainte-Croix de Croix-de-Vie is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Village
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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a commune in the Vendée department, region of Pays de la Loire, western France. It is situated on the Côte de Lumière. The community originated in 1967 from the unification of two communities on either side of the estuary of the river the Vie, Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie and Croix-de-Vie.
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Town
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is a commune in the Vendée department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, western France. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is situated 2½ km north of Vie.
Sion-sur-l’Océan
Neighborhood
Sion-sur-l'Océan is a village and seaside resort in the Vendée department in western France. Sion is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in front of the island of Yeu. Sion-sur-l'Océan is part of the commune of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. Sion-sur-l’Océan is situated 3 km northwest of Vie.
Vie
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Vie” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Vie”
- Catalan: “Vie”
- Chinese: “维河”
- Dutch: “Vie”
- Finnish: “Vie”
- French: “Vie”
- German: “Vie (Atlantik)”
- German: “Vie”
- Irish: “Vie”
- Spanish: “río Vie”
- Spanish: “Río Vie”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Railway Station and Pointe de Grosse Terre.
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