La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération is the ''
communauté d'agglomération
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'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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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 Na ...
. It is located in the
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. department, in the
Pays de la Loire region
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, western
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. 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 km
2. Its population was 97,771 in 2019, of which 55,147 in La Roche-sur-Yon proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 13 communes:
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 followi ...
# Dompierre-sur-Yon
# La Ferrière
# Fougeré
# Landeronde
#Mouilleron-le-Captif
Mouilleron-le-Captif () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France.
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# Nesmy
# Rives de l'Yon
#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 Na ...
# Le Tablier
# Thorigny
# Venansault
References
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 Nap ...
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 Nap ...
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