Le Perrier
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Monts | |
| Community association | Ocean Marais de Monts | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ W | |
| height | 0-4 m | |
| surface | 33.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,023 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85300 | |
| INSEE code | 85172 | |
| Website | http://www.leperrier.fr/ | |
Le Perrier is a commune with 2,023 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne and the canton of Saint-Jean-de-Monts .
geography
Le Perrier is around fifty kilometers from La Roche-sur-Yon .
etymology
The name originated from the original name Pé de Riez .
history
The region, which was once covered by the sea, is still characterized by swamps today. The people of the village have kept their own traditions. In April 1622 the place of Louis XIII. visited. He came to fight the Protestant army in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez . In June 1794 the village was burned down, residents murdered and the church looted. In 1815 the village was the scene of the Vendée War between royalists and republicans.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1.310 | 1,257 | 1,218 | 1,385 | 1,532 | 1,502 | 1,797 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1104-1107.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Location and nature ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b History and Etymology ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
