Péault

Péault
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Community association	Sud Vendée Littoral
Coordinates	46 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 13 ′  W
height	2–34 m
surface	9.09 km 2
Residents	610 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	67 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85320
INSEE code	85171
Website	www.peault.fr

Péault is a commune with 610 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais . The inhabitants are called Péaultais .

geography

Péault is located about 24 kilometers southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon on the Lay , which flows on the western edge of the municipality. Péault is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais in the north, Corpe in the east, Les Magnils-Reigniers in the south, La Bretonnière-la-Claye in the west and south-west and La Couture in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	465	399	366	361	361	430	522	564
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Sulpice church

Saint-Sulpice church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 511-513.

Web links

Commons : Péault  - collection of images, videos and audio files