Fontenay-le-Comte
Arrondissement
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
Location within the region Pays de la Loire
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
No. of communes105
SubprefectureFontenay-le-Comte
Area
2,315.8 km2 (894.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[1]
139,706
 • Density60/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE code851

The arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 105 communes.[2] Its population is 141,620 (2016), and its area is 2,315.8 km2 (894.1 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Antigny (85005)
  2. Auchay-sur-Vendée (85009)
  3. Bazoges-en-Pareds (85014)
  4. Benet (85020)
  5. Bessay (85023)
  6. Bouillé-Courdault (85028)
  7. Le Boupère (85031)
  8. Bourneau (85033)
  9. La Bretonnière-la-Claye (85036)
  10. La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire (85040)
  11. Chaillé-les-Marais (85042)
  12. Champagné-les-Marais (85049)
  13. La Chapelle-Thémer (85056)
  14. Chasnais (85058)
  15. La Châtaigneraie (85059)
  16. Château-Guibert (85061)
  17. Chavagnes-les-Redoux (85066)
  18. Cheffois (85067)
  19. Corpe (85073)
  20. La Couture (85074)
  21. Damvix (85078)
  22. Doix-lès-Fontaines (85080)
  23. Faymoreau (85087)
  24. Fontenay-le-Comte (85092)
  25. Foussais-Payré (85094)
  26. Grues (85104)
  27. Le Gué-de-Velluire (85105)
  28. L'Hermenault (85110)
  29. L'Île-d'Elle (85111)
  30. La Jaudonnière (85115)
  31. Lairoux (85117)
  32. Le Langon (85121)
  33. Liez (85123)
  34. Loge-Fougereuse (85125)
  35. Longèves (85126)
  36. Luçon (85128)
  37. Les Magnils-Reigniers (85131)
  38. Maillé (85132)
  39. Maillezais (85133)
  40. Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais (85135)
  41. Marillet (85136)
  42. Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde (85137)
  43. Le Mazeau (85139)
  44. La Meilleraie-Tillay (85140)
  45. Menomblet (85141)
  46. Mervent (85143)
  47. Monsireigne (85145)
  48. Montournais (85147)
  49. Montreuil (85148)
  50. Moreilles (85149)
  51. Mouilleron-Saint-Germain (85154)
  52. Moutiers-sur-le-Lay (85157)
  53. Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin (85158)
  54. Nalliers (85159)
  55. L'Orbrie (85167)
  56. Péault (85171)
  57. Petosse (85174)
  58. Les Pineaux (85175)
  59. Pissotte (85176)
  60. Pouillé (85181)
  61. Pouzauges (85182)
  62. Puy-de-Serre (85184)
  63. Puyravault (85185)
  64. Réaumur (85187)
  65. La Réorthe (85188)
  66. Rives-d'Autise (85162)
  67. Rives-du-Fougerais (85292)
  68. Rosnay (85193)
  69. Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine (85199)
  70. Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts (85205)
  71. Saint-Denis-du-Payré (85207)
  72. Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (85216)
  73. Sainte-Hermine (85223)
  74. Sainte-Pexine (85261)
  75. Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers (85267)
  76. Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet (85209)
  77. Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges (85227)
  78. Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust (85229)
  79. Saint-Jean-de-Beugné (85233)
  80. Saint-Juire-Champgillon (85235)
  81. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle (85237)
  82. Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau (85244)
  83. Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines (85245)
  84. Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine (85248)
  85. Saint-Maurice-des-Noues (85251)
  86. Saint-Maurice-le-Girard (85252)
  87. Saint-Mesmin (85254)
  88. Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm (85255)
  89. Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq (85256)
  90. Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin (85264)
  91. Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (85265)
  92. Saint-Sigismond (85269)
  93. Saint-Valérien (85274)
  94. Sérigné (85281)
  95. Sèvremont (85090)
  96. La Taillée (85286)
  97. Tallud-Sainte-Gemme (85287)
  98. Terval (85289)
  99. Thiré (85290)
  100. Triaize (85297)
  101. Les Velluire-sur-Vendée (85177)
  102. Vix (85303)
  103. Vouillé-les-Marais (85304)
  104. Vouvant (85305)
  105. Xanton-Chassenon (85306)

History

The arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte was created in 1811.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vendée, it received 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Chaillé-les-Marais
  2. La Châtaigneraie
  3. Fontenay-le-Comte
  4. L'Hermenault
  5. Luçon
  6. Maillezais
  7. Pouzauges
  8. Sainte-Hermine
  9. Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges

Sub-prefects

References

  1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Arrondissement de Fontenay-le-Comte (851)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. ↑ Historique de la Vendée
  5. ↑ "Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Populations légales 2012: 85 Vendée" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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