La Boissière-de-Montaigu
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
Canton | Montaigu | |
Community association | Montaigu-Rocheservière | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
height | 35-97 m | |
surface | 29.1 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,251 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 77 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 85600 | |
INSEE code | 85025 | |
Website | http://www.boissieredemontaigu.fr/ |
La Boissière-de-Montaigu is a French commune with 2,251 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 Montaigu .
geography
La Boissière-de-Montaigu is located about 40 kilometers south-southeast of Nantes . To the south, the Maine River borders the community. La Boissière-de-Montaigu is surrounded by the neighboring communities Treize-Septiers in the north and northwest, Les Landes-Genusson in the east and northeast, Bazoges-en-Paillers in the southeast, Chavagnes-en-Paillers in the south and southwest and Montaigu-Vendée in the West and northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,453 | 1,383 | 1,430 | 1,500 | 1,584 | 1,568 | 1,908 | 2,200 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church from 1875
- Asson Castle from the 15th and 18th centuries, Monument historique since 1986
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 522-523.
Web links
Commons : La Boissière-de-Montaigu - Collection of images, videos and audio files