Les Epesses
Les Epesses | |
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 The church of Our Lady, in Les Epesses | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Les Epesses  | |
  Les Epesses  Les Epesses | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′02″N 0°53′53″W / 46.8838°N 0.898°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Les Herbiers |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Herbiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Launay[1] |
Area 1 | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,984 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85082 /85590 |
| Elevation | 118–254 m (387–833 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Epesses (French pronunciation: [lez‿epɛs]), also spelled as Les Épesses, is a commune in the Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, western France.
It is best known for the Puy du Fou historical theme park.
Geography
[edit]The municipal territory of Les Epesses covers 3,156 hectares. The average altitude of the commune is 182 meters, with levels fluctuating between 118 and 254 meters.[3][4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,876 | — |
| 1975 | 1,957 | +0.61% |
| 1982 | 2,016 | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 2,107 | +0.55% |
| 1999 | 2,110 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 2,477 | +2.02% |
| 2012 | 2,709 | +1.81% |
| 2017 | 2,853 | +1.04% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ « Commune 32546 », Géofla, version 2.2, base de données de l'Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN) sur les communes de la France métropolitaine, 2016.
- ^ « Les Epesses », Répertoire géographique des communes, fichier de l'Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN) sur les communes de la Métropole, 2015.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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