La Roche-sur-Yon
| Région | Pays de la Loire |
| Département | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | 11 cantons 92 communes 230,386 inhabitants |
| Cantons | chief town de 2 cantons (12 communes, 70,709 inhabitants) |
| Collective Noun | Yonnais |
| Population (1999) | 52,947 inhabitants |
| Population without double accounts (1999) |
49,262 inhabitants |
| Intercommunality (2004) | Communauté de Communes du Pays Yonnais 79,665 inhabitants |
| Size | 87.52 km² |
La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital) of the Vendée département.
History
The town was built after Napoleon I had chosen his site to build the new préfecture of the Vendée, which replaced Fontenay-le-Comte on May 25, 1804.
The town was called successively:
- Napoléon-on-Yon (during the First French Empire)
- The Bourbon-Vendée (during the French Restoration)
- The Napoléon-Vendée (during the Second Republic)
Administration
The communauté de communes of the Pays Yonnais contains 15 communes: Aubigny, Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux, La Chaize-le-Vicomte, Les Clouzeaux, Dompierre-sur-Yon, La Ferrière, Fougeré, Landeronde, Mouilleron-le-Captif, Nesmy, La Roche-sur-Yon, Saint-Florent-des-Bois, Le Tablier, Thorigny and Venansault.
Administration
Twinnings
Other
La-Roche-sur-Yon is chief town of two cantons:
- The canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-Nord (North) is made of part of La Roche-sur-Yon and of the communes of Mouilleron-le-Captif and Venansault (29,789) (42.2%);
- The canton of the La Roche-sur-Yon-Sud (South) is made of part of Roche-sur-Yon and of the communes of Aubigny, Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux, La Chaize-le-Vicomte, Clouzeaux, Fougeré, Nesmy, Saint-Florent-des-Bois, Le Tabiler and Thorigny (40,920) (57.9%).
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