▁ ▁Environment ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁walking , ▁r iding , ▁can oe ing ▁and ▁cy cling . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁is ▁favor ised ▁by ▁numerous ▁food ▁and ▁housing ▁accommod ation . ▁S ion ▁neighborhood ▁has ▁made ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Saint - H ila ire - de - R iez ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁tour istic ▁cities ▁of ▁V end ée . ▁Between ▁sea , ▁forest ▁and ▁d unes , ▁S ion ▁Ocean ▁has ▁kept ▁its ▁soul ▁and ▁charm ▁of ▁an ▁authentic ▁old ▁fish ing ▁port . ▁ ▁Every ▁summer , ▁the ▁fire works ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁attract s ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁( 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁S ion ▁is ▁mainly ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Bar anger ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Jean - Marie ▁Bar anger ▁( a ▁se af ar er ▁from ▁the ▁Ham let ▁Or ou et ) ▁takes ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁which ▁today ▁includes ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁its ▁sh ops . ▁Later , ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁space ▁to ▁build ▁roads ▁( r ue ▁de ▁l ' Y ser , ▁prom en ade ▁and ▁Sea ▁Street ▁Est iv ants ). ▁Generation ▁by ▁generation ▁the ▁initial ▁field ▁will ▁be ▁divided . ▁The ▁family ▁Bar anger ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁opening ▁sh ops ▁for ▁the ▁tour ist ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁such ▁as ▁restaur ants