Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | La Châtaigneraie | |
| Community association | Pays de la Châtaigneraie | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 42 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 133-237 m | |
| surface | 29.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,336 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85120 | |
| INSEE code | 85264 | |
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin is a French commune with 1,336 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of La Châtaigneraie . The inhabitants are called Pétroviciniens .
geography
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin is about 30 kilometers north-northeast of Fontenay-le-Comte . The Lay flows on the northern edge of the municipality . Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Menomblet in the north, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre in the north and north-east, Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle in the east, Breuil-Barret in the south and south-east, La Tardière in the south and south-west, Cheffois in the west and southwest and Réaumur in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,537 | 1,511 | 1,456 | 1,409 | 1,402 | 1,404 | 1,370 | 1,348 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 15th century
- La Ménardière castle from the 15th century
- Market hall
- Wash house
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
Personalities
- Petrus Berchorius (around 1290–1362), Benedictine monk, encyclopaedist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 192-195.
