La Génétouze
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Aizenay | |
| Community association | Vie et Boulogne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 31 ′ W | |
| height | 56-81 m | |
| surface | 13.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,931 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 147 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85190 | |
| INSEE code | 85098 | |
| Website | http://www.genetouze.com/ | |
 Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in the center of the village |
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La Génétouze is a French commune with 1,931 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 Aizenay (until 2015: canton Le Poiré-sur-Vie ). The inhabitants are called Genestosiens or Genétouziens .
geography
La Génétouze is about nine kilometers northwest of the city center of La Roche-sur-Yons . La Génétouze is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Poiré-sur-Vie in the north, Mouilleron-le-Captif in the east and south-east, Venansault in the south and south-west and Aizenay in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 584 | 619 | 762 | 1,125 | 1,319 | 1,393 | 1,503 | 1,775 |
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Attractions
- Church of the Assumption ( Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ) from the 19th century
- Former Abbey of Le Lieu-Dieu of the Order of Saint Norbert from the 12th century ( Monument historique )
- Chapel of Sainte-Radégonde from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries
Le Lieu-Dieu Abbey
Chapel of Sainte-Radégonde
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 745-746.
Web links
Commons : La Genétouze (Vendée) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
