La Jonchère
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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 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 2-35 m | |
| surface | 11.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 450 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85540 | |
| INSEE code | 85116 | |
| Website | http://www.mairielajonchere85.fr/ | |
La Jonchère is a French village with 450 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 Jonchérois .
geography
La Jonchère is located about 26 kilometers south of La Roche-sur-Yon and about 32 kilometers east-southeast of Les Sables-d'Olonne . La Jonchère is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Givre in the north, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais in the east and northeast, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer in the south and southeast, Angles in the south and Le Bernard in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 344 | 307 | 277 | 282 | 238 | 296 | 362 | 411 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Jonchère
- Saint-Martin church from the 17th century
- Grand Cross from the 17th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 662-664.
