Saligny (Vendée)
| Saligny | ||
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| local community | Bellevigny | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85170 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85279 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Saligny is a former French commune with last 1,938 inhabitants (2013) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belonged to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Aizenay (until 2015: canton Le Poiré-sur-Vie ). The inhabitants are called Salignais .
With effect from January 1, 2016, Saligny was merged with Belleville-sur-Vie to form a Commune nouvelle under the name Bellevigny .
geography
Saligny is on the Boulogne River .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 903 | 914 | 830 | 922 | 1,033 | 1,185 | 1,558 | 1,877 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church of the Assumption ( Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ), built between 1860 and 1890
- Old priory from 1639
- Fixed house with the La Rochette tower
- La Mortayère fortified house from 1650
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 761-762.
Web links
Commons : Saligny - collection of images, videos and audio files
