Coordinates: 46°40′14″N 1°25′34″W / 46.6705°N 1.426°W / 46.6705; -1.426
La Roche-sur-Yon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It is the capital) of the department. Its inhabitants are called Yonnais.
[edit] 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 25 May 1804.
The town was called successively:
[edit] Geography
The river Yon flows southward through the commune and crosses the town.
[edit] 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.
La Roche-sur-Yon is the chief town of the Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, which covers 11 cantons, 92 communes, and has a population of 230,386 (1999 census).
La-Roche-sur-Yon is chief town of two cantons, covering 12 communes, with a total population of 70,709.
- Cantons: seat of 2 cantons (12 communes,70,709 inhabitants)
- Population with double accounts(1999): 52,947 inhabitants
- Population without double accounts (1999): 49,262 inhabitants
- Intercommunality (2004): Communauté de Communes du Pays Yonnais 79,665 inhabitants
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La Roche-sur-Yon is twinned with:
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