Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | Luçon | |
| Community association | Sud Vendée Littoral | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 0-44 m | |
| surface | 35.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,044 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85400 | |
| INSEE code | 85216 | |
| Website | http://www.saintegemmelaplaine.fr/ | |
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is a western French municipality with 2044 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Luçon .
location
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is about 36 kilometers north of La Rochelle in the Vendée countryside . Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-de-Beugné in the north, Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine in the northeast, Nalliers in the east, Moreilles in the south, Luçon in the west and Corpe in the northwest.
The former route nationale 137 (today's D137 and Europastraße 3 ) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,361 | 1,283 | 1,170 | 1,235 | 1,350 | 1,574 | 1,795 | 2.012 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
- Sainte-Gemme church from the 15th century, restored in the 20th century ( Monument historique )
- Castle of the Knights (Château de la Chevallerie), former Knights Templar castle, today's building from the 18th century, Monument historique since 1989
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 450–453.
Web links
Commons : Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine - Collection of images, videos and audio files
