L'Oie

L'Oie
local community	Essarts en Bocage
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Coordinates	46 ° 48 ′  N , 1 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 48 ′  N , 1 ° 8 ′  W
Post Code	85140
Former INSEE code	85165
Incorporation	January 1, 2016
status	Commune déléguée
Former town hall (Mairie) of L'Oie

L'Oie is a former French commune with 1,201 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belonged to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Chantonnay (until 2015: canton Les Essarts ). The inhabitants are called Oyens .

With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of L'Oie , Boulogne , Sainte-Florence and Les Essarts were merged into a commune nouvelle called Essarts en Bocage .

geography

L'Oie is about 26 kilometers northeast of La Roche-sur-Yon .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	741	711	713	752	852	835	1,018	1,194
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint Joseph Church
• Remains of the castle L'Hébergement-Hydreau
• Mill

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  Saint Joseph Church

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  Remains of the castle L'Hébergement-Hydreau

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 230-234.

Web links

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