Le Langon
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Community association | Pays de Fontenay-Vendée | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 0-39 m | |
| surface | 23.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,028 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85370 | |
| INSEE code | 85121 | |
| Website | http://www.lelangon85.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Le Langon |
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Le Langon is a French village with 1,028 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of Fontenay-le-Comte . The inhabitants are called Langonnais .
geography
Le Langon is located about 35 kilometers northwest of Niort and about 40 kilometers east-southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon in the Fiefs Vendéens wine-growing region . Le Langon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Petosse in the north and northeast, Auzay in the east and northeast, Le Poiré-sur-Velluire in the east and southeast, La Taillée in the south and southeast, Vouillé-les-Marais in the south, Chaillé-les-Marais in the southwest and Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,097 | 1,024 | 953 | 946 | 945 | 1.010 | 1,052 | 1,137 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 274-277.
Web links
Commons : Le Langon - collection of images, videos and audio files
