Le Boupère
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | Chantonnay | |
| Community association | Pays de Pouzauges | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 56 ′ W | |
| height | 67-155 m | |
| surface | 43.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,150 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85510 | |
| INSEE code | 85031 | |
| Website | http://www.leboupere.fr/ | |
Le Boupère is a French village with 3,150 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Chantonnay . The inhabitants are called bouperien .
geography
The river Lay limits the municipality to the south. Le Boupère is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paul-en-Pareds in the north and north-west, Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure in the north and north-east, La Flocellière in the north-east, Pouzauges in the east, La Meilleraie-Tillay in the south and south-east, and Monsireigne in the south, Saint-Prouant in the south-west, Rochetrejoux in the west and Mouchamps in the west and north-west.
history
In the 11th century the place with the name Alba Petra (Latin white stone ) was recorded on the maps.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2537 | 2523 | 2762 | 2892 | 2832 | 2764 | 2824 | 3015 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre fortified church from the 12th century, initially built in Romanesque style, rebuilt during the Hundred Years War at the end of the 14th century, expanded in 1867, monument historique since 1862
- Le Fief-Milon castle from the 15th century
- La Pelissonnière castle with donjon from 1647, rebuilt in the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 765-766.
