Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
| Community association | Pays de Mortagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 98-199 m | |
| surface | 15.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,617 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 229 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85290 | |
| INSEE code | 85238 | |
| Website | http://www.saintlaurentsursevre.fr/ | |
Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre is a French commune with 3,617 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire .
geography
The municipality is located around 60 kilometers southeast of Nantes on the border with the neighboring Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . The capital of the municipality is crossed by the Sèvre Nantaise river. Neighboring communities are:
- Mauléon in the northeast and east (Dép. Deux-Sèvres),
- Treize-Vents in the southeast,
- Saint-Malô-du-Bois in the south,
- Chanverrie in the west and
- Mortagne-sur-Sèvre in the north-west.
At the northern boundary of the municipality, the Ouin flows into the Sèvre Nantaise as a right tributary.
Transport links
The connection with the northern and southern neighboring communities is established via the D752 département road. The national road N149 , which leads from Mortagne-sur-Sèvre to Bressuire , runs from northwest to southeast . In the far west, the municipality is touched by the A87 motorway . In addition, the train line Train de Fer de la Vendée , which is now only used for tourism, runs through the municipality, which has a hamlet called "La Gare de Saint-Laurent".
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 2,545 | 2,835 | 3,208 | 3,247 | 3,312 | 3,411 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 579-591.
