Rives-du-Fougerais explained

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.

Toponymy

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]

History

On 1 January 2024, Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux merged to create the new commune of Rives-du-Fougerais.[3]

Geography

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024. fr.
  2. Web site: Vendée. Trois communes se regroupent pour former Rives-du-Fougerais . . 14 November 2023 .
  3. Web site: Recueil des Actes Administratifs de Vendée N°85-2023-196 publié le 17 novembre 2023 . pdf. .
  4. Web site: Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune . geo.data.gouv.fr . 14 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Distance à vol d'oiseau entre Rives-du-Fougerais et des communes de Vendée. voldoiseau.com. 11 December 2023.