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Yon (river)
The Yon () is a long river in the Vendée ''département'', western France. Its source is at Saint-Martin-des-Noyers. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Lay into which it flows between Rosnay and Le Champ-Saint-Père. Communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Vendée: Saint-Martin-des-Noyers, La Chaize-le-Vicomte, La Ferrière, Dompierre-sur-Yon, La Roche-sur-Yon, Nesmy, Saint-Florent-des-Bois Saint-Florent-des-Bois () 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay (river)
The Lay () is a river in the Vendée ''departments of France, département'', western France. Its source is at Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin and it flows generally southwest. It flows into the Bay of Biscay between La Faute-sur-Mer and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, northwest of La Rochelle. Its main tributaries are the Yon (river), Yon and the Smagne. Communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Vendée: Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin, Menomblet, Réaumur, Vendée, Réaumur, Montournais, La Meilleraie-Tillay, Pouzauges, Le Boupère, Monsireigne, Saint-Prouant, Sigournais, Bazoges-en-Pareds, Chantonnay, La Réorthe, Bournezeau, Sainte-Hermine, Sainte-Pexine, Moutiers-sur-le-Lay, Bessay, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, La Couture, Vendée, La Couture, Péault, La Bretonnière-la-Claye, Rosnay, Vendée, Rosnay, Le Champ-Saint-Père, Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, Curzon, Vendée, Curzon, Lairoux, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer, Grues, Vendée, Grues, Angles, Vendée, Angles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dompierre-sur-Yon
Dompierre-sur-Yon (, literally ''Dompierre on Yon'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms the commune's southeastern border. See also *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):Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west ( Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Tablier
Le Tablier () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms most of the commune's western border. See also *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):Communes of Vendée Vendée communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux
Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux () 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. 28 December 2015 Geography The village lies above the right bank of the river Yon, which forms most of the commune's eastern border.See also *Communes of the Vendée department
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Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois () 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. 28 December 2015 It is located on the periphery of . Twin towns Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in , |
Nesmy
Nesmy () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from La Roche-sur-Yon. Nesmy is part of the ''Communauté d'agglomération'' ''La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération'' (before 2010, it was : the ''Communauté de Communes du Pays Yonnais''). Geography The river Yon forms most of the commune's north-eastern border. Sights and culture Nesmy is famous for its potteries and tileries, an artisanal tradition. The area has many hiking trails, points of interest include: * The Mill of Rambourg, a water mill * The Yon river * The Old Pottery of Nesmy * A private Castle * La Domangère golf course, internationally famous Miscellaneous Nesmy houses the Zone of Activities of Le Chaillot, near to the A87 motorway. Twin towns Nesmy is twinned with Burggen, in Bavaria, which is close to the Alps in Germany, allowing for regular meetings. Personalities * Gilbert Prouteau: writer born in Nesmy * Henri Labo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''. History The town expanded significantly after Napoleon I chose the site as the new préfecture of the Vendée on 25 May 1804, replacing Fontenay-le-Comte (then under its revolutionary name of Fontenay-le-Peuple). At the time, most of La Roche had been eradicated in the Vendée Revolt (1793–96); the renamed Napoléonville was laid out and a fresh population of soldiers and civil servants was brought in. Napoléonville was designed to accommodate 15,000 people. The town was called successively: *La Roche-sur-Yon (during the Ancien Régime and the French First Republic) *Napoléon-sur-Yon (during the First French Empire) *Bourbon-Vendée (during the French Restoration) *Napoléon-Vendée (during the French Second Empire) Geography The river Yon flows southward through the commune and cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ferrière, Vendée
La Ferrière () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-western and western borders. Population See also *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):Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaize-le-Vicomte
La Chaize-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms part of the commune's northern border. See also *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):Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Champ-Saint-Père
Le Champ-Saint-Père () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Lay, which forms all of its eastern border. See also *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):Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
