Grosbreuil
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | |
| Community association | Vendée Grand Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ W | |
| height | 10-72 m | |
| surface | 36.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,177 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85440 | |
| INSEE code | 85103 | |
| Website | http://www.grosbreuil.fr/ | |
Grosbreuil is a French commune with 2,177 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne and the canton of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire . The inhabitants are called Grosbreuilois .
geography
Grosbreuil is about ten kilometers from the French Atlantic coast , here the Côte de Lumière . The Vertonne River has its source in the far east of the municipality. Grosbreuil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Girouard in the north, Nieul-le-Dolent in the northeast, Poiroux in the east and southeast, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in the south, Sainte-Foy in the west and Les Achards with La Chapelle-Achard in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,136 | 1,033 | 961 | 1,033 | 1,091 | 1,257 | 1,748 | 2.128 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Calvary from 1870
- La Bénatonnière castle, built in the 17th century, alterations from the 19th century, the chapel of the castle from 1870
- Giraudeau house from 1901
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1132-1135.
Web links
Commons : Grosbreuil - collection of images, videos and audio files
