Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure
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| local community | Sèvremont | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85700 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85257 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure was a French community with last 2,024 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belonged to the arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton Les Herbiers (until 2015: canton Pouzauges ). Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure is a district of the municipality of Sèvremont . The inhabitants are called Michelais .
geography
Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure is about 66 kilometers southeast of Nantes . The municipality of Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Les Epesses in the north, Les Châtelliers-Châteaumur in the northeast, La Flocellière in the east and south, Le Boupère in the southwest, Saint-Paul-en-Pareds in the west and Saint- Mars-la-Réorthe in the northwest.
The former route nationale 752 (today's D752) leads through the former municipal area .
history
During the Second World War, one of the larger radio relay systems of the German armed forces was located here.
The municipality of Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure merged on January 1, 2016 with La Flocellière , La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre and Les Châtelliers-Châteaumur to form the new municipality of Sèvremont.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,356 | 1,447 | 1,460 | 1,673 | 1,798 | 1,729 | 1,875 | 2.016 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church, built in the late 19th century in neo-Romanesque style
- Rectory
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 800-802.
