Essarts-en-Bocage (French pronunciation: [ɛsaʁ ɑ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Boulogne, Les Essarts, L'Oie and Sainte-Florence.[2]
Essarts-en-Bocage | |
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Commune | |
Location of Essarts-en-Bocage ![]() | |
Essarts-en-Bocage Essarts-en-Bocage | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 1°13′37″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Freddy Riffaud |
| Area 1 | 99.62 km2 (38.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,174 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85165 /85140 |
| Elevation | 48–116 m (157–381 ft) |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,913 | — |
| 1975 | 5,143 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 5,544 | +1.08% |
| 1990 | 6,012 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 6,425 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 7,516 | +1.98% |
| 2012 | 8,358 | +2.15% |
| 2017 | 8,931 | +1.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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