commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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.
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
in 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 ...
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Geography
The river Lay forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
Sights and monuments
* The
Château de Pouzauges
The Château de Pouzauges is a ruined castle in the town and '' commune'' of Pouzauges in the Vendée ''département'' of France.
Notably, it was inhabited in the 15th century by Catherine de Thouars, wife of Gilles de Rais (1404 – 1440), thou ...
The commune is twinned with the English town of Eye in Suffolk. A French road sign showing the distance to Pouzauges was gifted to the town of Eye to commemorate the twinning.
See also
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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
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