Les Herbiers
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The town hall in Les Herbiers | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Les Herbiers | |
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 1°01′W / 46.87°N 1.01°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Les Herbiers |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Herbiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Christophe Hogard[1] |
Area 1 | 88.78 km2 (34.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 16,589 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85109 /85500 |
| Elevation | 69–245 m (226–804 ft) |
| Website | www.lesherbiers.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Herbiers (French pronunciation: [lez‿ɛʁbje]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 9,050 | — |
| 1975 | 10,599 | +2.28% |
| 1982 | 12,049 | +1.85% |
| 1990 | 13,413 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 13,932 | +0.42% |
| 2007 | 14,893 | +0.84% |
| 2012 | 15,688 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 15,958 | +0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sport
Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Les Herbiers VF is based in the commune.
Twin towns
Les Herbiers is twinned with:
Notable people
- Guy Chevalier (born 1938), French clergyman and bishop
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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