Mervent

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

Mervent
Commune
The Château de la Citardière
Location of Mervent
Mervent
Mervent
Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
IntercommunalityPays 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
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85143 /85200
Elevation13–112 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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. From the french article on Mervent

Places & monuments


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