commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" ().
...
region
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in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''.
History
The town expanded significantly after
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
chose the site as the new préfecture of the
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.
on 25 May 1804, replacing
Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte (; Poitevin: ''Funtenaes'' or ''Fintenè'') is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its functional area had a pop ...
(then under its revolutionary name of Fontenay-le-Peuple). At the time, most of La Roche had been eradicated in the Vendée Revolt (1793–96); the renamed Napoléonville was laid out and a fresh population of soldiers and civil servants was brought in. Napoléonville was designed to accommodate 15,000 people.
The town was called successively:
*La Roche-sur-Yon (during the
Ancien Régime
''Ancien'' may refer to
* the French word for " ancient, old"
** Société des anciens textes français
* the French for "former, senior"
** Virelai ancien
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and the
French First Republic
In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...
)
*Napoléon-sur-Yon (during the
First French Empire
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)
*Bourbon-Vendée (during the
French Restoration
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)
*Napoléon-Vendée (during the
French Second Empire
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Historians in the 1930 ...
)
Geography
The river Yon flows southward through the commune and crosses the town.
Climate
La Roche-sur-Yon has a
oceanic climate
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( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in La Roche-sur-Yon is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in La Roche-sur-Yon was on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 February 1986.
Population
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of La Roche-sur-Yon proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of La Roche-sur-Yon absorbed the former communes of Le Bourg-sous-la-Roche-sur-Yon and Saint-André-d'Ornay in 1964.
Administration
The ''
Communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté ...
'' "La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération" contains 15 communes:
* Aubigny
*
Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux
Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux () is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.La Chaize-le-Vicomte
La Chaize-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Yon forms part of the commune's northern border.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The followin ...
*
Les Clouzeaux
Les Clouzeaux () is a former commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux.Dompierre-sur-Yon
Dompierre-sur-Yon (, literally ''Dompierre on Yon'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Yon forms the commune's southeastern border.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée d ...
Landeronde
Landeronde () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France.
The communes ...
File:Statue de Napoléon.JPG, Napoléon's statue (1854)
File:Kiosque Place Napoléon.JPG, Kiosk on Napoléon square
File:Animaux mécaniques Place Napoléon LRSY.JPG, Napoléon square /
File:Église Saint-Louis (façade droite) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Saint-Louis church
File:Église Saint-Louis (nef) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Saint-Louis church
File:Église Saint-Louis (orgues 1) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Saint-Louis church organ
File:Eglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon depuis la voûte.JPG, Saint Louis Church of La Roche-sur-Yon
File:Eglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon depuis la tribune haute.JPG, Saint Louis Church of La Roche-sur-Yon
File:Théâtre (façade) de La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Theatre
File:Ancien Hôpital (façade centrale) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Old Hospital
File:Musée.jpg, Museum
File:La Roche-sur-Yon - Hôtel des Postes.jpg, Post office
File:Hôtel de préfecture de la Vendée - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Prefecture building
File:sacrécoeurlry.JPG, Sacré-cœur church
File:Pavillon Renaissance (façade principale) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Renaissance house (1566)
File:Ancien Palais de Justice - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Old Palais de Justice
File:La médiathèque B. Rabier.JPG, Benjamin Rabier media library
File:Gare de La Roche sur Yon.JPG, Train station
File:Abbaye des Fontenelles (vue d'ensemble) - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg, Fontenelles Abbey
Transport
The Gare de La Roche-sur-Yon railway station offers connections to Nantes, Paris, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Bordeaux and several regional destinations. The A87 motorway connects La Roche-sur-Yon with Les Sables-d'Olonne and Angers, the A83 with Nantes and Niort.
grande école
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'' :
Institut catholique d'arts et métiers
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Its different curricula lead to the following French & European ...
Sports
In 2014 La Roche-sur-yon hosted the 2014 French championship of table tennis
La Roche-sur-Yon's Vendéspace hosted one of the first round ties of the
2014 Davis Cup
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tennis tournament over the weekend of 31 January - 2 February 2014. France hosted Australia as both teams competed for a place in the World Group quarterfinals.
In 2015 La Roche-sur-Yon, will host the 2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, the first time that a World Cup of roller hockey is held in France.
In June 2015 La Roche-sur-Yon's Vendéspace will host the qualification tournament for the World Championships in
Savate
Savate (), also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques.
...
Combat
Twin towns – sister cities
La Roche-sur-Yon is twinned with:
*
Gummersbach
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, Germany
*
Coleraine
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, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
*
Drummondville
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Tizi Ouzou
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, Algeria, since 1989
*
Burg bei Magdeburg
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, Germany, since 2005
* Broomhedge, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, since 2021
Ciryl Gane
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(born 1990), mixed martial artist, former
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Adlène Guedioura
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Thomas Laurent
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