Saligny (French pronunciation: [saliɲi]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigny.[2]
Saligny | |
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Part of Bellevigny | |
The church in Saligny | |
Location of Saligny ![]() | |
Saligny Saligny | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′31″N 1°25′26″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Aizenay |
| Commune | Bellevigny |
| Area 1 | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,087 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85170 |
| Elevation | 47–91 m (154–299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
There is one public school, École publique Sablier du Frêne, and one private school, École Primaire Privée Sacré Cœur, in Saligny. The public junior middle school Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery is in nearby Belleville-sur-Vie.[3]
The Saligny community has a library; the media centre is in nearby Belleville-sur-Vie.[4]
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