La Flocellière
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| local community | Sèvremont | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85700 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85090 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
La Flocellière is a former French commune least 2,623 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Pouzauges . The inhabitants are called Flocéens .
On January 1, 2016, La Flocellière was merged with Les Châtelliers-Châteaumur , La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure to form the new commune ( commune nouvelle ) Sèvremont .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,882 | 1,754 | 1,819 | 1,897 | 1,958 | 1,844 | 2,367 | 2,623 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- La Flocellière Castle
- Les Echardières castle
Personalities
- David, Seigneur de La Flocellière 1090
- Jacques de Surgères, Seigneur de La Flocellière 1344, † 1383/85
- Charles Auguste Jean Baptiste Louis Joseph Bonamy, dit de Bellefontaine (1764–1830), Lieutenant General, died in La Flocellière
- Charles Arthur, 3rd Baron Alquier (1827–1871), politician, born in La Flocellière
- Raymond Brosseau (1915–1980), politician, born in La Flocellière
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 771-777.
Web links
Commons : La Flocellière - Collection of images, videos and audio files
