Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée explained

Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Saint-Étienne-du-Bois.svg
Arrondissement:La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton:Challans
Insee:85210
Postal Code:85670
Mayor:Guy Airiau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vie et Boulogne
Coordinates:46.8319°N -1.5936°W
Elevation Min M:17
Elevation Max M:64
Area Km2:29.44

Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿etjɛn dy bwa/) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Places and Monuments

The Chapel of Tulévrière [2]

In the hamlet of Tulévrière, stands a small chapel, only monument Catholic erected during the Vendée wars . It was erected by the inhabitants of the locality, at the request of the priest Alexandre Ténèbre, refractory priest in 1794 who gave it the name "Our Lady of Martyrs of Lower Poitou".

Inaugurated on 29 December 1794, it was intended to thank the Virgin of the protection afforded to the village during the passage of infernal columns in March of that year.

Rebuilt in 1835, it was decorated with stained glass for the occasion

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. [:fr:Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (Vendée)|"French Wikipedia"]