# Vendée: mayor of Brétignolles-sur-Mer acquitted after drowning on his commune

> The Sables-d'Olonne court acquitted the mayor of Brétignolles-sur-Mer on November 5, 2026, who had been prosecuted by the family of a woman who drowned in August 2023 on an unsupervised beach.

**In brief**: Justice event (severity: low) in Les Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée), first detected on 5 November 2026 at 18:14. Reported by 2 sources (2 articles), last updated on 5 November 2026 at 18:14. Reported toll: 1 death.

- Category: Justice
- Severity: Low
- Place: Les Sables-d'Olonne — Vendée
- First detected: 5 November 2026 at 18:14
- Updated: 5 November 2026 at 18:14
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/10679-vendee-mayor-of-bretignolles-sur-mer-acquitted-after-drowning-on-his-commune

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths

## Sources (2 articles)

- [« Je suis retourné sur site cinq fois, dix fois » : après une noyade dans sa commune en Vendée, un maire relaxé](https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/justice/je-suis-retourne-sur-site-cinq-fois-dix-fois-apres-une-noyade-dans-sa-commune-en-vendee-un-maire-relaxe-3d72d958-d915-11f1-b736-5b9907ef0b5a?utm_source=fluxpublicactu&utm_medium=fluxrss&utm_campaign=banquedecontenu) — Ouest-France, 5 November 2026 at 18:14
- [Noyade sur une plage non surveillée : un maire de Vendée relaxé par la justice après la mort d’une mère de famille](https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/bretignolles-sur-mer_85035/noyade-sur-une-plage-non-surveillee-un-maire-de-vendee-relaxe-par-la-justice-apres-la-mort-dune-mere-de-famille_65022622.html) — Actu.fr, 5 November 2026 at 18:14

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Vendée: mayor of Brétignolles-sur-Mer acquitted after drowning on his commune”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/10679-vendee-mayor-of-bretignolles-sur-mer-acquitted-after-drowning-on-his-commune
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