Saint-Florent-des-Bois

Part of Rives-de-l'Yon in Pays de la Loire, France
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46°35′40″N 1°18′53″W / 46.5944°N 1.3147°W / 46.5944; -1.3147CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentVendéeArrondissementLa Roche-sur-YonCantonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisCommuneRives-de-l'Yon Area
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36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)Population
 (2019)[1]
2,858 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
85310
Elevation18–83 m (59–272 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Florent-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ de bwa]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.[2]

It is located on the periphery of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Twin towns

Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England

Geography

The river Yon forms part of the commune's western border.

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References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015
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