Saint-Maurice-le-Girard

Saint-Maurice-le-Girard
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	La Châtaigneraie
Community association	Pays de la Châtaigneraie
Coordinates	46 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W
height	64-136 m
surface	11.42 km 2
Residents	588 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85390
INSEE code	85252

Saint-Maurice-le-Girard is a commune in the Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the canton of La Châtaigneraie in the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte . It is bordered by Mouilleron-en-Pareds to the north-west, Cheffois to the north-east, La Tardière to the north-east, La Châtaigneraie to the east, Antigny to the south-east, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux to the south-west to Bazoges-en-Pareds . The inhabitants call themselves Girardiens . During the revolution the community was called "Vaugirard".

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2014
Residents	521	531	485	486	522	532	587	597

Attractions

Saint-Maurice Church

• Saint-Maurice Church

Personalities

• Jean-René Bernaudeau , former cyclist
• Vincent Bachet , former ice hockey player

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 189-191.

Web links

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