La Ferrière, Vendée

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of La Ferrière

(2020–2026) David Bély^[1]Area

47.17 km² (18.21 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,398 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

85089 /85280

Elevation55–105 m (180–344 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferrière (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-western and western borders.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,009	—
1975	2,393	+2.53%
1982	3,361	+4.97%
1990	3,765	+1.43%
1999	3,948	+0.53%
2007	4,466	+1.55%
2012	4,920	+1.96%
2017	5,255	+1.33%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE