What is "brem-sur-mer"

Brem-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes of Saint Martin-de-Brem and Saint Nicolas-de-Brem

The commune is a beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean (sur-mer means "on-sea"); "Brem" is derived from the Gaulish "Bram".