Lairoux

Lairoux
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Luçon
Community association	Sud Vendée Littoral
Coordinates	46 ° 27 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 27 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W
height	0-32 m
surface	13.19 km 2
Residents	619 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85400
INSEE code	85117
Town Hall (Mairie) of Lairoux

Lairoux is a western French community with 619 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . Lairoux belongs to the Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Luçon . The inhabitants are called Lairousiens .

location

Lairoux is located about 33 kilometers north-northwest of La Rochelle in the Vendée countryside . Lairoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Bretonnière-la-Claye in the north, Chasnais in the east, Saint-Denis-du-Payré in the south, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer in the southwest and Curzon in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	489	452	418	434	514	532	590	599
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church from the 19th century with parts of a previous building from the 15th century

Saint-Pierre church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 421-422.

Web links

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