Les Velluire-sur-Vendée

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Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Coat of arms of Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée (France)
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
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 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

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 .

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District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
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

Commons : Les Velluire-sur-Vendée  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Decree of the Prefecture No. 18-DRCTAJ / 2-451 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Les Velluire-sur-Vendée of August 17, 2018.
  2. current population according to INSEE