Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte explained

Type:arr
Fontenay-le-Comte
Insee:851
Nbcomm:105
Prefecture:n
Seat:Fontenay-le-Comte
Area:2315.8

The arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 105 communes. Its population is 141,620 (2016), and its area is 2315.8km2.[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Antigny (85005)
  2. Auchay-sur-Vendée (85009)
  3. Bazoges-en-Pareds (85014)
  4. Benet (85020)
  5. Bessay (85023)
  6. Bouillé-Courdault (85028)
  7. Le Boupère (85031)
  8. Bourneau (85033)
  9. La Bretonnière-la-Claye (85036)
  10. La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire (85040)
  11. Chaillé-les-Marais (85042)
  12. Champagné-les-Marais (85049)
  13. La Chapelle-Thémer (85056)
  14. Chasnais (85058)
  15. La Châtaigneraie (85059)
  16. Château-Guibert (85061)
  17. Chavagnes-les-Redoux (85066)
  18. Cheffois (85067)
  19. Corpe (85073)
  20. La Couture (85074)
  21. Damvix (85078)
  22. Doix-lès-Fontaines (85080)
  23. Faymoreau (85087)
  24. Fontenay-le-Comte (85092)
  25. Foussais-Payré (85094)
  26. Grues (85104)
  27. Le Gué-de-Velluire (85105)
  28. L'Hermenault (85110)
  29. L'Île-d'Elle (85111)
  30. La Jaudonnière (85115)
  31. Lairoux (85117)
  32. Le Langon (85121)
  33. Liez (85123)
  34. Loge-Fougereuse (85125)
  35. Longèves (85126)
  36. Luçon (85128)
  37. Les Magnils-Reigniers (85131)
  38. Maillé (85132)
  39. Maillezais (85133)
  40. Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (85135)
  41. Marillet (85136)
  42. Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde (85137)
  43. Le Mazeau (85139)
  44. La Meilleraie-Tillay (85140)
  45. Menomblet (85141)
  46. Mervent (85143)
  47. Monsireigne (85145)
  48. Montournais (85147)
  49. Montreuil (85148)
  50. Moreilles (85149)
  51. Mouilleron-Saint-Germain (85154)
  52. Moutiers-sur-le-Lay (85157)
  53. Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin (85158)
  54. Nalliers (85159)
  55. L'Orbrie (85167)
  56. Péault (85171)
  57. Petosse (85174)
  58. Les Pineaux (85175)
  59. Pissotte (85176)
  60. Pouillé (85181)
  61. Pouzauges (85182)
  62. Puy-de-Serre (85184)
  63. Puyravault (85185)
  64. Réaumur (85187)
  65. La Réorthe (85188)
  66. Rives-d'Autise (85162)
  67. Rives-du-Fougerais (85292)
  68. Rosnay (85193)
  69. Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine (85199)
  70. Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts (85205)
  71. Saint-Denis-du-Payré (85207)
  72. Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (85216)
  73. Sainte-Hermine (85223)
  74. Sainte-Pexine (85261)
  75. Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers (85267)
  76. Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet (85209)
  77. Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges (85227)
  78. Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust (85229)
  79. Saint-Jean-de-Beugné (85233)
  80. Saint-Juire-Champgillon (85235)
  81. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle (85237)
  82. Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau (85244)
  83. Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines (85245)
  84. Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine (85248)
  85. Saint-Maurice-des-Noues (85251)
  86. Saint-Maurice-le-Girard (85252)
  87. Saint-Mesmin (85254)
  88. Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm (85255)
  89. Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq (85256)
  90. Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin (85264)
  91. Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (85265)
  92. Saint-Sigismond (85269)
  93. Saint-Valérien (85274)
  94. Sérigné (85281)
  95. Sèvremont (85090)
  96. La Taillée (85286)
  97. Tallud-Sainte-Gemme (85287)
  98. Terval (85289)
  99. Thiré (85290)
  100. Triaize (85297)
  101. Les Velluire-sur-Vendée (85177)
  102. Vix (85303)
  103. Vouillé-les-Marais (85304)
  104. Vouvant (85305)
  105. Xanton-Chassenon (85306)

History

The arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte was created in 1811.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vendée, it received 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Chaillé-les-Marais
  2. La Châtaigneraie
  3. Fontenay-le-Comte
  4. L'Hermenault
  5. Luçon
  6. Maillezais
  7. Pouzauges
  8. Sainte-Hermine
  9. Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges

Sub-prefects

References

46.47°N -0.82°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Fontenay-le-Comte (851). 2019-10-04. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/85his.html Historique de la Vendée
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016. 2019-10-28. 2017-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193907/http://www.vendee.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Arrete_modifiant_les_arrondissements_du_dpt_85.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 85 Vendée. December 2014. INSEE.

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