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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In the hamlet of Tulévrière, stands a small chapel, only monument
Catholic
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erected during the Vendée wars . It was erected by the inhabitants of the locality, at the request of the priest Alexandre Ténèbre, refractory priest in 1794 who gave it the name "Our Lady of Martyrs of Lower Poitou".
Inaugurated on 29 December 1794, it was intended to thank the Virgin of the protection afforded to the village during the passage of infernal columns in March of that year.
Rebuilt in 1835, it was decorated with stained glass for the occasion
See also
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Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Communes of Vendée
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