Auzay
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| local community | Auchay-sur-Vendée | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85200 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85009 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Auzay is a former French commune least 640 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it was part of the arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of Fontenay-le-Comte . The inhabitants are called Auzayciens .
With effect from January 1, 2017, Auzay - together with the former neighboring commune Chaix - is part of the newly formed commune ( Commune nouvelle ) Auchay-sur-Vendée .
geography
Auzay is about 34 kilometers west-northwest of Niort and about 49 kilometers east-southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon . The Vendée bordered the former municipality in the southeast.
The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 422 | 412 | 417 | 473 | 452 | 522 | 576 | 640 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Old priory, today's Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church, monument historique since 1994
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 245-247.
Web links
Commons : Auzay - collection of images, videos and audio files
