the channel is the graveyard of ships. On the other side of the pier, in the marshes is a noted bird habitat with waterfowl such as brant and little egret. At the end of the pier there are facilities for cycling and pedestrians. La chapelle de la Pitié : Meaning "The Chapel of Mercy": There is a stele in memory of Jacobsen, creator of the dam, and the events of 3 January 1794 are recalled, when the island was attacked by the Republican troops, who killed 1500 Vendée prisoners, despite promising to pardon them. L'Hôtel Jacobsen : The Jacobsen Hotel is the largest building of Noirmoutier. It was built between 1761 and 1766 by Cornils Guislain-Jacobsen who had been in the town since 1740. Hôtel Boucheron ou Lebreton des Grapillières': It was built in 1767, by the merchant François Boucheron. In 1790, the hotel became the property of the merchant Lebreton des Grapillières, who gave his name to the building. It was the headquarters of the customs administration in the nineteenth century, and tourist hotel called the Hotel d'Elba, after Napoleon's expulsion to Elba. Chapelle de Le Vieil Eglise de l'Herbaudière Noirmoutier-en-l'Île Sealand Aquarium Pointe aux Dames Lighthouse Culture Robert Bresson's Lancelot du Lac (1974) is one of a number of films that have been shot on location in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île., and an exhibition dedicated to the town's role as a film location since the 1960s will be open at Château de Noirmoutier until November 2017. Sports Noirmoutier-en-l'Île was the host for the Grand Départ(start) of the 2018 Tour de France. Personalities Pierre-Louis Lebreton (1752–1801), merchant, Mayor of Noirmoutier from 1792 to 1798. Édouard Richer, historian, specializing in the history of Brittany. Sister city Crestview, Florida, United States See also Communes of the Vendée department References Communes of Vendée 674 establishments 7th-century establishments in Francia