Mervent
Mervent | |
|---|---|
The Château de la Citardière | |
Location of Mervent | |
Mervent Mervent | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W / 46.5231°N 0.7553°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Bobineau[1] |
Area 1 | 22.23 km2 (8.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,073 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/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. | |
Mervent (French pronunciation: [mɛʁvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,060 | — |
| 2016 | 1,049 | −0.21% |
| 2022 | 1,073 | +0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places and monuments
- 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 park
- The Natur'Zoo
- The cave where Louis de Montfort (an 18th-century catholic priest) prayed
Main sights
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Mervent's church
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The forest
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Mervent's lake
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The cave of Louis de Monfort
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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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