Les Velluire-sur-Vendée (French pronunciation: [le vɛlɥiʁ syʁ vɑ̃de], literally Les Velluire on Vendée) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Le Poiré-sur-Velluire (the seat) and Velluire.[2]
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée | |
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Commune | |
The château in Le Poiré-sur-Velluire | |
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Location of Les Velluire-sur-Vendée ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°24′43″N 0°53′41″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-Vendée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Dupas |
Area 1 | 26.60 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
Population | 1,383 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85177 /85770 |
Elevation | 0–42 m (0–138 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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