L'Hermenault
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
Canton | La Châtaigneraie | |
Community association | Pays de Fontenay-Vendée | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
height | 22-72 m | |
surface | 11.42 km 2 | |
Residents | 913 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 80 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 85570 | |
INSEE code | 85110 |
L'Hermenault is a French municipality with 913 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the canton of La Châtaigneraie in the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte . Until 2015 it was the main town (chief lieu) of the canton L'Hermenault . It is bordered by Saint-Valérien to the north-west, Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines to the north, Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde to the north-east, Sérigné to the south-east, Petosse to the south and Pouillé to the south-west .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2014 |
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Residents | 809 | 832 | 864 | 914 | 855 | 843 | 851 | 872 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in L'Hermenault
- Former fort , dating back to the 15th century, still present as a castle today
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 359-362.
Web links
Commons : L'Hermenault - collection of images, videos and audio files