Sainte-Cécile (Vendée)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Chantonnay | |
| Community association | Pays de Chantonnay | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 58-118 m | |
| surface | 41.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,621 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85110 | |
| INSEE code | 85202 | |
| Website | http://www.saintececile85.fr/ | |
Sainte-Cécile is a French village with 1,621 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Chantonnay (until 2015: canton Les Essarts ). The inhabitants are called "Céciliens".
geography
Sainte-Cécile is located about 30 kilometers east-northeast of La Roche-sur-Yon on the Petit Lay . Sainte-Cécile is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Florence and L'Oie in the north, Mouchamps in the northeast, Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges in the east, Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay in the east and southeast, Chantonnay in the south and southeast, Saint- Hilaire-le-Vouhis in the southwest, Saint-Martin-des-Noyers in the west and Les Essarts in the northwest. The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Residents
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,359 | 1.312 | 1,338 | 1,232 | 1,159 | 1,180 | 1,179 | 1,219 | 1,414 | 1,533 |
Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Cécile, built from 1899 to 1903, monument historique since 2007
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 237-240.
