You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (January 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ də lulɛ]) 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 Montaigu-Vendée.[2]
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay | |
|---|---|
Part of Montaigu-Vendée | |
 A road in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, around 1900 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay  | |
  Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay  Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′13″N 1°19′47″W / 47.0036°N 1.3297°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Commune | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Area 1 | 40.62 km2 (15.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 4,668 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85600 |
| Elevation | 18–72 m (59–236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monuments
edit
The Château de la Preuille, one of the oldest castles in the Loire region,[citation needed] is located here.
Restaurant naming
editSaint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is the home town of Thierry Rautureau.[3] His restaurant "Loulay" is named to reflect his home town.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 20 April 2017 (in French)
- ^ "Podcast Player - Seattle Kitchen". mynorthwest.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay.
 | This Vendée geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |