La Ferrière (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
La Ferrière | |
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 The church in La Ferrière | |
Location of La Ferrière  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°42′51″N 1°18′48″W / 46.7142°N 1.3133°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Bély[1] |
| Area 1 | 47.17 km2 (18.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,398 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85089 /85280 |
| Elevation | 55–105 m (180–344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-western and western borders.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,009 | — |
| 1975 | 2,393 | +2.53% |
| 1982 | 3,361 | +4.97% |
| 1990 | 3,765 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 3,948 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 4,466 | +1.55% |
| 2012 | 4,920 | +1.96% |
| 2017 | 5,255 | +1.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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