Mervent

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Mervent
Commune
The Château de la Citardière
The Château de la Citardière
Location of Mervent
Mervent is located in France
Mervent
Mervent
Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W / 46.5231°N 0.7553°W / 46.5231; -0.7553Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W / 46.5231°N 0.7553°W / 46.5231; -0.7553
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Bobineau[1]
Area
1
22.23 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,044
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85143 /85200
Elevation13–112 m (43–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mervent is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Places and monuments[3][]

  • The Château de la Citardière
  • The Old Castle ruins in the village,
  • The church Saint-Medard
  • The Mère river.
  • The Mervent-Vouvant forest
  • The Pierre-Brune recreation park
  • The Natur’Zoo.
  • The cave where Louis de Montfort (an 18th century catholic priest) prayed

Main sights[]

  • Mervent's church

  • The forest

  • Mervent's lake

  • The cave of Louis de Monfort

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ From the french article on Mervent



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