Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
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| local community | Montaigu-Vendée | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85600 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85224 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 former town hall of Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay |
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Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is a village and a former French commune with 4,519 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 Montaigu .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Boufféré , La Guyonnière , Montaigu , Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu and Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Montaigu-Vendée and have the status of a commune in the new municipality déléguée . The administrative headquarters are in Montaigu.
geography
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is on the Maine River . Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is surrounded by the villages of Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson in the north, La Bernardière in the northeast, Treize-Septiers in the east, La Guyonnière in the southeast, Montaigu in the south, Boufféré in the southwest, Vieillevigne in the west as well Remouillé in the northwest.
The grapes from the local vineyards are mainly harvested for the Muscadet .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,775 | 1.923 | 2,079 | 2,605 | 3,238 | 3,569 | 3,934 | 4,305 |
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Attractions
- The seven little castles , including:
- Preuille Castle
- Lande Castle
- Bois-Corbeau Castle
- Sénard Bridge over the Maine
Personalities
- Maria Karolina of Naples and Sicily (1798–1870), Duchess of Berry, lived in 1832 at Preuille Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 538-540.
