Velluire (French pronunciation: [vɛlɥiʁ]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Les Velluire-sur-Vendée.[2] The town lies on the river Vendée to the south west of Fontenay-le-Comte.
Velluire | |
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Part of Les Velluire-sur-Vendée | |
 The old station building of the Velluire railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Velluire  | |
  Velluire  Velluire | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′19″N 0°53′34″W / 46.4053°N 0.8928°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Commune | Les Velluire-sur-Vendée |
| Area 1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 720 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85770 |
| Elevation | 0–32 m (0–105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 August 2018 (in French)
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