Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ syʁ ʒaʁ], literally Saint-Vincent on Jard) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister during World War I, would spend his remaining years here after retiring from political life in 1920, up until his death in 1929.

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Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard
Commune
The Georges Clemenceau House
Location of Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard
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Coordinates: 46°24′56″N 1°32′49″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Olivier Dalmasso[1]
Area 1	14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,463
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85278 /85520
Elevation	1–23 m (3.3–75.5 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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• Communes of the Vendée department