Saint-Fulgent

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Saint-Fulgent
Coat of arms of Saint-Fulgent
Saint-Fulgent (France)
Saint-Fulgent
region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Montaigu
Community association Pays de Saint-Fulgent Les Essarts
Coordinates 46 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 11 ′  W
height 46-106 m
surface 36.82 km 2
Residents 3,792 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 103 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 85250
INSEE code
Website http://www.saint-fulgent.fr/

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Saint-Fulgent 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 the canton of Montaigu . The 3792 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Fulgentais .

geography

The Maine River limits the community to the north and the Petite Maine to the south. Saint-Fulgent is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Bazoges-en-Paillers in the north, Beaurepaire in the north-east, Les Herbiers and Mesnard-la-Barotière in the east, Vendrennes in the south-east, Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie in the south and south-west and Chavagnes -en-paillers to the west and northwest.

The A87 autoroute and the former national route 137 run through the municipality .

history

Around the year 1000 the settlement was given the name of the enlightened Fulgentius. In 1565 the church was destroyed by the Protestants during the Wars of Religion.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 2,090 2,258 2,599 2,777 2,932 3,077 3,319 3,618

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Fulgent

  • Saint-Fulgent Castle built in the Renaissance style in 1813
  • Ruins of Puy-Greffier Castle
  • Saint-Fulgent Church, built from 1856 to 1893

Personalities

Trivia

The General House of the Sons of the Immaculate Virgin Mary is based in Saint-Fulgent.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 988-993.

Web links

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