Mervent
Mervent is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-le-Comte |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Joël Bobineau |
Area 1 | 22.23 km2 (8.58 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,050 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85143 /85200 |
Elevation | 13–112 m (43–367 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Places and monuments[2]
- The Château de la Citardière
- The Old Castle ruins in the village,
- The church Saint-Medard
- The Mère river.
- The Mervent-Vouvant forest
- The Pierre-Brune recreation parc
- The Natur’Zoo.
- The cave where Louis de Montfort ( a XVIIIth century catholic priest ) prayed
Main sights
- Mervent's church
- The forest
- Mervent's lake
- The cave of Louis de Monfort
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- From the french article on Mervent
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