Le Girouard
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | |
| Community association | Pays des Achards | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 14-72 m | |
| surface | 25.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,050 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85150 | |
| INSEE code | 85099 | |
Le Girouard is a French village with 1,050 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 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (until 2015: canton of La Mothe-Achard ).
geography
Le Girouard is about 21 kilometers west-southwest of La Roche-sur-Yon and about 17 kilometers northeast of Les Sables-d'Olonne . Le Girouard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups in the north, Nieul-le-Dolent in the east, Grosbreuil in the south and Les Achards with La Chapelle-Achard in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 779 | 749 | 616 | 489 | 466 | 533 | 715 | 951 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- church
- Gaillard Palace
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 630-631.
Web links
Commons : Le Girouard - collection of images, videos and audio files
