Bellevigny is a commune in the department of Vendée, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Belleville-sur-Vie and Saligny.[2]
Bellevigny | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 1°25′48″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
Canton | Aizenay |
Area 1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
Population | 6,095 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85019 /85170 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,143 | — |
1975 | 2,395 | +1.60% |
1982 | 3,108 | +3.79% |
1990 | 3,565 | +1.73% |
1999 | 4,154 | +1.71% |
2007 | 5,207 | +2.86% |
2012 | 5,735 | +1.95% |
2017 | 6,005 | +0.92% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The Dubreuil Group and subsidiary French Bee (formerly French Blue) have their head offices in the Belleville-sur-Vie area of Bellevigny.[4][5]
Public schools:[6]
Private schools (both primary schools):[6]
The commune has a library in Saligny and media centre in Belleville-sur-Vie.[7]
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