La Boissière-des-Landes
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| Community association | Vendée Grand Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 32-82 m | |
| surface | 23.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,388 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85430 | |
| INSEE code | 85026 | |
| Website | http://laboissieredeslandes.fr/ | |
La Boissière-des-Landes is a French commune with 1,388 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 Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (until 2015: canton of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits ). The inhabitants are called Boissierois .
geography
La Boissière-des-Landes is about twelve kilometers south of La Roche-sur-Yon and about 25 kilometers east-northeast of Les Sables-d'Olonne . The Graon forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. La Boissière-des-Landes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Aubigny in the north and northwest, Nesmy in the northeast, Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux in the east, Le Champ-Saint-Père in the southeast, Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon in the south, Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes in the southwest and Nieul-le-Dolent in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 777 | 727 | 713 | 902 | 1,036 | 1,084 | 1,249 | 1,326 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 650-652.
