Le Poiré-sur-Velluire
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| local community | Les Velluire-sur-Vendée | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85770 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85177 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Le Poiré-sur-Velluire is a former French commune in the Vendée and today's commune Déléguée in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of Fontenay-le-Comte . It was merged with Velluire to form Commune nouvelle Les Velluire-sur-Vendée with effect from January 1, 2019 . The inhabitants are called Pérotins .
geography
Le Poiré-sur-Velluire is located about 23 kilometers west-northwest of Niort and about 41 kilometers east-southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon . The river Vendée limits the municipality to the east. Le Poiré-sur-Velluire is surrounded by the villages of Le Langon in the north and west, Auzay in the north and north-east, Chaix in the north-east, Velluire in the east and south-east and La Taillée in the south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 739 | 712 | 728 | 693 | 666 | 633 | 631 | 650 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Castle, originally a castle from the 12th century, rebuilt at the end of the 16th century
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Saint-Nicolas church
Castle of Le Poiré-sur-Velluire
Bridge over the Vendée
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 292-298.
