Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
Canton | Fointenay-le-Comte | |
Community association | Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
height | 0-42 m | |
surface | 26.60 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,381 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 85770 | |
INSEE code | 85177 | |
![]() Mairie Les Velluire-sur-Vendée |
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée is a French commune with 1,381 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Fontenay-le-Comte .
It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019, by merging the previous municipalities of Le Poiré-sur-Velluire and Velluire . Since then, these have been Communes déléguées . The Mairie is located in Le Poiré-sur-Velluire .
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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Le Poiré-sur-Velluire (administrative headquarters) | 85177 | 17.02 | 664 |
Velluire | 85299 | 9.58 | 717 |
geography
The municipality is located around 30 kilometers west-northwest of Niort in the Marais Poitevin Regional Nature Park . The municipality is crossed by the Vendée River.
Neighboring municipalities are: Auzay in the north, Chaix in the northeast, Montreuil in the east, Vix in the southeast, Le Gué-de-Velluire in the south, La Taillée in the west and Le Langon in the northwest.
Attractions
See the list of monuments historiques in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 18-DRCTAJ / 2-451 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Les Velluire-sur-Vendée of August 17, 2018.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE