Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Commune
A road in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, around 1900

Coat of arms
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Coordinates: 47°00′13″N 1°19′47″W / 47.0036°N 1.3297°W / 47.0036; -1.3297Coordinates: 47°00′13″N 1°19′47″W / 47.0036°N 1.3297°W / 47.0036; -1.3297
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Montaigu
Intercommunality Terres de Montaigu
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Danielle Liaigre
Area1 40.62 km2 (15.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 4,049
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 85224 /85600
Elevation 18–72 m (59–236 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Wine

The Château de La Preuille is in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay. It produces Muscadet Sur Lie which won a prize, "Grand Vin Du Val De Loire", in 1995.

Restaurant Naming

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is the home town of Thierry Rautureau[1]. His restaurant "Loulay" is named to reflect his home town.

See also

References

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