Bournezeau

Bournezeau

The Abbey of Trizay, in Bournezeau

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Bournezeau

Coordinates: 46°38′11″N 1°10′15″W / 46.6364°N 1.1708°WCoordinates: 46°38′11″N 1°10′15″W / 46.6364°N 1.1708°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Chantonnay
Intercommunality Deux Lays
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Louis-Marie Giraudeau
Area1 60.49 km2 (23.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,933
  Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85034 / 85480
Elevation 12–104 m (39–341 ft)

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.

Bournezeau is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's south-eastern border.

See also

References

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