page_title: Maillezais
hierarchical_section_title: Maillezais
caption_attribution_description: English: Part of view of Maillezais village in vendée Français&#160;: Vue de Maillezais photographié du Belvédère de l'Abbaye de St. Pierre.
context_page_description: Maillezais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
  It was once an island in the Marais Poitevin, until monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals in the 13th century. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists.
context_section_description: Maillezais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
  It was once an island in the Marais Poitevin, until monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals in the 13th century. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists.
caption: Maillezais seen from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
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