Beaufou

Beaufou
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Aizenay
Community association	Vie et Boulogne
Coordinates	46 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 32 ′  W
height	28-74 m
surface	29.06 km 2
Residents	1,508 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85170
INSEE code	85015
Website	http://www.mairie-beaufou.fr/

Beaufou is a French commune with 1,508 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Aizenay (until 2015: canton Le Poiré-sur-Vie ). The inhabitants are called Meillerets .

geography

Beaufou is about 18 kilometers north-northwest of the city center of La Roche-sur-Yons . Beaufou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne in the north, Saligny in the east, Belleville-sur-Vie in the south-east, Le Poiré-sur-Vie in the south, Palluau in the south-west and Saint-Étienne-du-Bois in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	965	923	815	857	968	907	1,053	1,273
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Notre-Dame church

• Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Church ( Monument historique )
• La Vergne Castle
• Mansion
• La Vézinière house from the 15th century

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 740-743.

Web links

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