| Rives-du-Fougerais | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton: | La Châtaigneraie |
| Insee: | 85292 |
| Postal Code: | 85410 |
| Mayor: | Claude Clerjaud[1] |
| Term: | 2024 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays de la Châtaigneraie |
| Coordinates: | 46.62°N -0.8792°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 51 |
| Elevation Max M: | 128 |
| Area Km2: | 42.93 |
Rives-du-Fougerais (in French pronounced as /ʁiv dy fuʒʁɛ/) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux. Its seat is Thouarsais-Bouildroux.
Rives-du-Fougerais takes its name from the Petit-Fougerais river which has its source in Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and crosses the three delegated communes.[2]
On 1 January 2024, Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux merged to create the new commune of Rives-du-Fougerais.[3]
The new commune of Rives-du-Fougerais is located to the east of the Vendée department, in the Bocage Vendéen and the small agricultural region of Bas Bocage Vendéen.[4] It is located from La Roche-sur-Yon,[5] the prefecture of the department, from the sub-prefecture Fontenay-le-Comte, and from the La Châtaigneraie, capital of the eponymous canton on which the commune has depended since its creation. Rives-du-Fougerais is also part of the La Châtaigneraie living area. The closest communes are La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire, Bazoges-en-Pareds, Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Saint-Cyr-des-Gats, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle, Antigny, Bourneau and Vouvant .[5]