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.
region
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in western
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-d'Autise.Arrêté préfectoral 4 December 2018
Oulmes is located on the D148 road between
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 po ...
(14 km to the north west)) and
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the ...
(18 km to the south east), and just north of the A83 motorway ‘Routes des Estuaires’ (Estuary route).
As well as the church of Notre Dame, Oulmes has a former chapel of St Thomas, and a former priory in the rue de la Venise Verte. The church has a bell dating from 1642, given by François de la Rochefoucauld, seigneur de Marcillac.
The village primary school is in the Allée des Maléons.
Since 1965, Oulmes has been served by the police station at
Maillezais
Maillezais () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France.
It was once an island in the Marais Poitevin, until monks of the Maillezais Abbey ...
, 8 km to the south west. The house at 48, Rue Georges Clémenceau was the Gendarmerie (police station ) for Oulmes 1904–1965.
In 1881, the Fontenay-le-Comte to Benet railway line opened, with a station at Nieul-Oulmes. The line closed in 1969, and the station building was demolished in 1985, although the street name ‘rue de la Gare’ (Station Road) remains.