L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer have joined forces to create a new commune: L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île. L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer is the cradle of mussel cultivation and renowned for its Baie de l'Aiguillon nature reserve. It lies at the tip of the Vendée's southern coastline, where the Lay River flows into the sea. The commune stretches over 12 km and 700 m in width, covering just 1,043 hectares. The Pointe de L'Aiguillon is part of the Marais Poitevin, a dune system that juts out into the sea. The dunes were built between the5th and 12th centuries. Only a 5 km dike was built in the last century to ward off the onslaught of the sea. As a "funnel", the Baie de L'Aiguillon is an essential passageway for migratory birds. Its main activities are mussel cultivation (Europe's leading mussel farm) - bouchot mussels are highly prized - oyster farming and fishing (sole, sea bass, etc.); and, in winter, scallops and elvers.The hamlet of La Faute-sur-Mer separated from La Tranche-sur-Mer in 1953. It was established less than 400 years ago, on land once occupied by a 3,000-hectare marsh from which emerged 16 islets: La Dive, Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, La Dune, Triaize, Le Vignaud, Saint-Denis-du-Payré, l'île de la Bretonnière, Champagné, Puyravault, Sainte-Radégonde, Moreilles, Chaillé, Le Sableau, Vouillé, Maillezais and L'Île d'Elle. The northern part of the La Faute peninsula, bordering La Tranche-sur-Mer and Angles, was reclaimed by reclamation, while the Pointe d'Arçay is a coastal spit, the work of sea and wind. The first works date back to the 12th century, with the establishment of the Canal de Luçon and, in 1217, the Canal des Cinq-Abbés. The Moricq drainage company was created in 1724, and the work went on for several centuries. The entire south Vendée region bordering the ocean was conquered despite the elements as early as the 11th century, under the impetus of the abbeys of Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm and Maillezais. The mouth of the Lay River is home to its marinas and fishing ports. The La Faute peninsula stretches along the ocean between three nature reserves: Baie de L'Aiguillon, Réserve de Saint-Denis and Pointe d'Arçay. A paradise for migratory birds.

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