Dompierre-sur-Yon

Dompierre-sur-Yon

The château of Rortheau beyond the lake
Dompierre-sur-Yon

Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 1°23′07″W / 46.7372°N 1.3853°WCoordinates: 46°44′14″N 1°23′07″W / 46.7372°N 1.3853°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Les Essarts
Intercommunality Pays Yonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Gaboriau
Area1 33.60 km2 (12.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,869
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85081 / 85170
Elevation 56–94 m (184–308 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.

Dompierre-sur-Yon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Yon forms the commune's southeastern border.

See also

References

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