Saligny (French pronunciation: [saliɲi]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigny.[2]

Saligny
Part of Bellevigny
The church in Saligny
The church in Saligny
Location of Saligny
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Saligny is located in France
Saligny
Saligny
Saligny is located in Pays de la Loire
Saligny
Saligny
Coordinates: 46°48′31″N 1°25′26″W / 46.8086°N 1.4239°W / 46.8086; -1.4239
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonAizenay
CommuneBellevigny
Area
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23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,087
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
85170
Elevation47–91 m (154–299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Education

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There is one public school, École publique Sablier du Frêne, and one private school, École Primaire Privée Sacré Cœur, in Saligny. The public junior middle school Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery is in nearby Belleville-sur-Vie.[3]

The Saligny community has a library; the media centre is in nearby Belleville-sur-Vie.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 19 November 2015
  3. ^ "Écoles et collège." Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Bibliothèque / Médiathèque." Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.