Vouvant
| Vouvant | |
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The Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church in Vouvant | |
  Vouvant | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Vouvant | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′20″N 0°46′11″W / 46.5722°N 0.7698°WCoordinates: 46°34′20″N 0°46′11″W / 46.5722°N 0.7698°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | La Châtaigneraie |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jacky Roy |
| Area1 | 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 852 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85305 / 85120 |
| Elevation | 35–110 m (115–361 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Vouvant is a commune in the department of Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Vouvant is labelled as Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, Petite cité de caractère, and the village has obtained two flowers out of five in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
It is the only fortified village of Vendée. Its inhabitants are called Vouvantais.
Sites and monuments
Several sites and monuments are present in Vouvant :
- Castle of the Lusignan : The Tour Mélusine, the fortifications around the village, the Postern. The ancient castle has been classed as a Monument Historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1927.
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Church, classed as a Monument Historique in 1840 by Prosper Mérimée, built in the 11th century under the leadership of William V, Duke of Aquitaine.
- Romanesque bridge (13th century), classed as a Monument Historique since 1927.
- Reproduction of the Grotte de Lourdes, on the bank of the Mère river. Realized in 1958.
- Public washing place.
- Forest of Mervent-Vouvant, Vendée's largest forest (5 518 ha).
Tour Mélusine
Tour Mélusine
Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church
Portal of the church
Nef Théodelin
Jardin du prieuré
Entrance of Vouvant
Fortifications and the Mère river
Mère river, with the Tour Mélusine in the background
Postern
Postern
View from the Postern
Forest of Mervent-Vouvant
The river, in the heart of the forest
See also
References
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