La Merlatière
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Chantonnay | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Fulgent Les Essarts | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 46 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 69-106 m | |
| surface | 14.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,000 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85140 | |
| INSEE code | 85142 | |
| Website | http://www.la-merlatiere.fr/ | |
La Merlatière is a French village with 1,000 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 Chantonnay (until 2015: canton Les Essarts ). The inhabitants are called «Merlatériens».
geography
La Merlatière is about 14 kilometers northeast of La Roche-sur-Yon on the Boulogne . La Merlatière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dompierre-sur-Yon in the north and west, Boulogne in the north and north-east, Les Essarts in the east, Saint-Martin-des-Noyers in the south-east and La Ferrière in the south.
Residents
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 591 | 548 | 575 | 529 | 513 | 597 | 603 | 646 | 711 | 984 |
Attractions
- 12th century church
- Bois-Potuyau Castle from the 19th century
- La Noue Saint-Martin castle from the 16th century, renovations from the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 228-229.
Web links
Commons : La Merlatière - Collection of images, videos and audio files
