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La Roche-sur-Yon
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La Roche-sur-Yon is a commune in France, serving as the capital of the Vendée department and the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon. It is located in the Pays de la Loire region and shares borders with Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux, La Chaize-le-Vicomte, Les Clouzeaux, and Dompierre-sur-Yon. The city is situated next to the Yon river, which also gives the place its name.
With an area of 87.52 square kilometers, the commune has a population of 56,991, including 25,433 males. Its official names have included Napoléon, Bourbon-Vendée, and Napoléon-Vendée. La Roche-sur-Yon is twinned with Gummersbach, Coleraine, Makhachkala, and Cáceres. The postal code for the area is 85000.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 59,410
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Yon
- Official name
- Napoléon-Vendée
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of la Roche-sur-Yon
- Population
- 54849
- Area
- 87.52
- Elevation
- 68
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Yon
- Capital of
- canton of la Roche-sur-Yon-2
- Shares border with
- Aubigny
- Official website
- www.larochesuryon.fr
- Image
- Place Napoléon Eglise Saint-Louis.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:La Roche-sur-Yon
- twinned administrative body
- Burg
- Commons category
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in La Roche-sur-Yon
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in La Roche-sur-Yon
- postal code
- 85000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from La Roche-sur-Yon
- annual number of weddings
- 155
- male population
- 25433
- female population
- 28939
- P8168
- Shokshas
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.espace-citoyens.net/larochesuryon/espace-citoyens/Demande/NouvelleDemande/COURRIER/CONTACT
- phone number
- +33-2-51-47-47-47
- number of viewers/listeners
- 532151
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Encyclopedic overview
La Roche-sur-Yon ( pronounced [la ʁɔʃ syʁ jɔ̃]) 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.
Known for its historical significance and cultural heritage, La Roche-sur-Yon also houses a wide range of educational institutions, from primary schools to higher education establishments.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Roche-sur-Yon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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