| Rives-du-Fougerais | |
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| Commune | |
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| Location of Rives-du-Fougerais | |
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| Coordinates: 46°37′12″N 0°52′45″W / 46.62000°N 0.87917°W / 46.62000; -0.87917 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | La Châtaigneraie |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Châtaigneraie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Claude Clerjaud |
| Area | 42.93 km (16.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,507 |
| • Density | 35/km (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85292 /85410 |
| Elevation | 51–128 m (167–420 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rives-du-Fougerais (French pronunciation: [ʁiv dy fuʒʁɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux. Its seat is Thouarsais-Bouildroux.
Toponymy
Rives-du-Fougerais takes its name from the Petit-Fougerais river which has its source in Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and crosses the three delegated communes.
History
On 1 January 2024, Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux merged to create the new commune of Rives-du-Fougerais.
Geography
The new commune of Rives-du-Fougerais is located to the east of the Vendée department, in the Bocage Vendéen and the small agricultural region of Bas Bocage Vendéen. It is located 43.7 km (27.2 mi) from La Roche-sur-Yon, the prefecture of the department, 17.1 km (10.6 mi) from the sub-prefecture Fontenay-le-Comte, and 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the La Châtaigneraie, capital of the eponymous canton on which the commune has depended since its creation. Rives-du-Fougerais is also part of the La Châtaigneraie living area. The closest communes are La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire (2.4 km (1.5 mi)), Bazoges-en-Pareds (4.5 km (2.8 mi)), Saint-Maurice-le-Girard (5.4 km (3.4 mi)), Saint-Cyr-des-Gats (5.7 km (3.5 mi)), Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle (6.7 km (4.2 mi)), Antigny (7.6 km (4.7 mi)), Bourneau (8.3 km (5.2 mi)) and Vouvant (8.4 km (5.2 mi)).
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- "Vendée. Trois communes se regroupent pour former Rives-du-Fougerais". Ouest-France. 14 November 2023.
- "Recueil des Actes Administratifs de Vendée N°85-2023-196 publié le 17 novembre 2023" (pdf)..
- "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Distance à vol d'oiseau entre Rives-du-Fougerais et des communes de Vendée". voldoiseau.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
