Saint-Florent-des-Bois explained

Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Florent-des-Bois (Vendée).svg
Arrondissement:La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton:Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Insee:85213
Postal Code:85310
Commune:Rives-de-l'Yon
Coordinates:46.5944°N -1.3147°W
Elevation M:42
Elevation Min M:18
Elevation Max M:83
Area Km2:36.76
Population:2858
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Saint-Florent-des-Bois (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ de bwa/) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.[2]

It is located on the periphery of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Twin towns

Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England

Geography

The river Yon forms part of the commune's western border.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/28/INTB1600653A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral