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Venansault
Venansault () is a commune in the northern-western of France. Located in the Vendée department in the Pays de Loire region. It belongs to the urban area and agglomeration of La Roche-sur-Yon (chief town of the department). The demonym for its inhabitants is Venansaltais or Venansaltaise according to the feminine or masculine. Toponymy Saint Venant (Saint Venance Fortunat), a man of letters from Italy, 25th bishop of Poitiers, who died at the very beginning of the 6th century, is said to be the origin of the name of the commune. However, it is also possible that it comes from the Latin word "Venantisaltus", meaning "Wooded gorge". Despite these hypotheses, the radical of the name is rare and unique in the region. Only one commune in France seems to share it : Venanson in the Alpes-Maritimes. There is also commune called Saint-Venant in Pas-de-Calais, and Saint-Venant-de-Paquette in Quebec which are said to have their orignins in a holy hermit named "Venatius" (Venant) Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Vendée Department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 7 October 2020. * *Communauté d'agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération |
La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération
La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of La Roche-sur-Yon. It is located in the Vendée department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. Created in 2010, its seat is in La Roche-sur-Yon.CA La Roche sur Yon - Agglomération (N° SIREN : 248500589) BANATIC. Retrieved 21 October 2022. Its area is 499.4 km2. Its population was 97,771 in 2019, of which 55,147 in La Roche-sur-Yon proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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