Les Essarts (Vendée)
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| local community | Essarts en Bocage | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 46 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85140 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85084 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Les Essarts is a former French commune with 5,511 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belonged to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Chantonnay (until 2015: canton Les Essarts ).
With effect from January 1, 2016, the communes of Sainte-Florence , Boulogne , L'Oie and Les Essarts were merged into a commune nouvelle called Essarts en Bocage .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Essarts
Historical sights are a crypt from the 12th century , the Château des Essarts and the Roman entrance portal of the old church St-Pierre d'Essarts .
A fortress was built from wood in the 9th century on the site of today's castle , which was then expanded in stone in the 12th century. In the 15th century the gate area was renewed and reinforced with watchtowers. Nearby is a tumulus from the Gallo-Roman period.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 217-225.
Web links
- History of the Château des Essarts with pictures.