Luçon
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Luçon | ||
| Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°WCoordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | Luçon | |
| Intercommunality | Pays né de la mer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre-Guy Perrier | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Population2 | 10,053 | |
| • Population2 Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85128 / 85400 | |
| Elevation | 1–40 m (3.3–131.2 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Luçon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It is the seat of the Diocese of Luçon and Luçon Cathedral.
See also
References
- ↑ „WHO Disease and injury country estimates”. World Health Organization (WHO). 2004. http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates_country/en/index.html. Accesat la 11 noiembrie 2009.
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