Thorigny

Thorigny
Commune
The church in Thorigny

Coat of arms
Thorigny
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Thorigny
Coordinates: 46°36′46″N 1°14′19″W / 46.6128°N 1.2386°W / 46.6128; -1.2386Coordinates: 46°36′46″N 1°14′19″W / 46.6128°N 1.2386°W / 46.6128; -1.2386
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Chantonnay
Intercommunality Pays Yonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Annie Guyau
Area1 32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 985
 • Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 85291 /85480
Elevation 19–97 m (62–318 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.

Thorigny is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Education

The commune has:

  • A public elementary school, École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny[1]
  • One private school, Ecole Privée Jeanne D'Arc[2]

Collège public Jean RENOIR, a public junior high school in La Roche Sur-Yon, serves the commune.[3][4]

Nearby private schools:

  • Ecole Privée Saint Joseph is in nearby Fougeré.[2]
  • Collège privé RICHELIEU in La Roche Sur-Yon[3]

There is also a public library in Thorigny.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Home. École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ecole Privée." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Vivre à Thorigny." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Au départ de Thorigny: Collège public Jean RENOIR Collège privé RICHELIEU"
  4. ↑ "Collèges." La Roche Sur-Yon. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bibliothèque municipale." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.


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