VENDEE HOLIDAY RENTALS | Book directly on Rent-in-France for privately owned self catering holiday rental gites, apartments & villas in Vendee, France. The Vendee department is situated in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, west central France. Vendee is mainly a rural department with a varied landscape from beaches and forests to salt marshes and hills. The mild climate coupled with over 150km of sandy beaches has attracted many tourists to rent holiday accommodation in Vendee, France. Two very popular seaside resorts are Les Sables-d'Olonne and Saint-Jean-de-Monts. Rent holiday villas in Vendee and visit the Marais Poitevin, an area of marshlands with spectacular scenery and wildlife. The picturesque landscape around the village of Mervent and the countryside of the Bocage are also well worth a trip. The Puy du Fou theme park is also a popular day out for tourists on holiday in Vendee. Vendee is an interesting department, home to many churches and museums, stunning landscape ideal for cycling, fishing and walking. It has the second highest level of revenue from agriculture in France – renowned for the Poultry from Challons. The department has several small vineyards, around Brem, Mareuil, Vix, and Pissotte.