Les Brouzils
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Montaigu | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Fulgent Les Essarts | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 37-78 m | |
| surface | 41.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,799 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85260 | |
| INSEE code | 85038 | |
| Website | http://www.les-brouzils.fr/ | |
Les Brouzils is a French commune in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and is part of the canton of Montaigu (until 2015: canton of Saint-Fulgent ). The 2,799 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Brouciliens .
geography
Les Brouzils is located about 41 kilometers south-southeast of Nantes . Les Brouzils is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montaigu-Vendée in the north and northeast, Chavagnes-en-Paillers in the east, Chauché in the southeast, La Copechagnière in the south, Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse in the south and southwest, Saint-Sulpice-le- Verdon to the west and L'Herbergement to the west and northwest.
The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,293 | 1.931 | 1,886 | 1,845 | 1,951 | 2,031 | 2,392 | 2,666 |
Attractions
- The Grasla refuge in the Grasla forest, a refuge for the Vendée resistance against the Republicans during 1793/1794.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 963-966.
