Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre

Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Commune
The church of Saint-Laurent, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Coordinates: 46°57′34″N 0°53′30″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonMortagne-sur-Sèvre
IntercommunalityCanton de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Area
1
15.79 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,617
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85238 /85290
Elevation98–199 m (322–653 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pilgrimage

Some 25,000 visitors per year arrive at the town, for it is the burial place of two well known Roman Catholic figures: Saint Louis de Montfort and Blessed Marie Louise Trichet. The Basilica of Saint Louis de Montfort at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre is an impressive structure that attracts a good number of pilgrims each year.

On September 19, 1996, Pope John-Paul II visited the town to meditate and pray on the adjacent tombs of Saint Louis and Blessed Marie Louise. Pope John Paul II's strong Marian devotion was highly influenced by the Mariology of Saint Louis de Montfort. According to his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, the pontif's personal motto "Totus Tuus" was inspired by St. Louis' doctrine on total consecration to the Virgin Mary.[2]

Claire Ferchaud was born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae



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