Thorigny
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Chantonnay | |
| Community association | La Roche-sur-Yon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 19-97 m | |
| surface | 32.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,230 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85480 | |
| INSEE code | 85291 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-thorigny.fr/ | |
Thorigny is a French commune with 1,230 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 , is part of the canton of Chantonnay (until 2015: canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-Sud ) and the communal association of La Roche-sur-Yon agglomeration . The inhabitants are called Thorignais .
geography
Thorigny is about 18 kilometers east-southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon . Thorigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fougeré in the north, Bournezeau in the northeast, Les Pineaux in the east and southeast, Château-Guibert in the south, Saint-Florent-des-Bois in the west and southwest and La Chaize-le-Vicomte in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1.101 | 1,001 | 926 | 819 | 828 | 881 | 949 | 1,190 |
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Attractions
- 16th century church
- House La Barre ( Monument historique )
Personalities
- Luc Guyau (* 1948), farmer and trade unionist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 908-912.
Web links
Commons : Thorigny - collection of images, videos and audio files
