La Mothe-Achard
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| local community | Les Achards | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85152 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Brandois Castle |
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La Mothe-Achard is a former French commune with last 2,870 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belonged to the Arrondissement of Les Sables d'Olonne and the canton of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire .
With effect from January 1, 2017, La Mothe-Achard was merged with La Chapelle-Achard to form Commune nouvelle Les Achards .
geography
The Auzance River runs north of the village .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,203 | 1,230 | 1,400 | 1,793 | 1.918 | 2,051 | 2,381 | 2,870 |
Attractions
- The Brandois Castle (19th century). In the 15th century the municipality was also called Brandois .
Parish partnership
Personalities
- Baudouin de Champagne (16th century), Seigneur de La Mothe-Achard
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 635-638.
Web links
Commons : La Mothe-Achard - Collection of images, videos and audio files
