Bellevigny
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Bellevigny is a commune in the department of Vendée, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Belleville-sur-Vie and Saligny.[3]
Bellevigny | |
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 Location of Bellevigny | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 1°25′48″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Aizenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Philippe Briaud[1] |
Area 1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,240 |
| • Density | 162/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85019 /85170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,143 | — |
| 1975 | 2,395 | +1.60% |
| 1982 | 3,108 | +3.79% |
| 1990 | 3,565 | +1.73% |
| 1999 | 4,154 | +1.71% |
| 2007 | 5,207 | +2.86% |
| 2012 | 5,735 | +1.95% |
| 2017 | 6,005 | +0.92% |
| 2023 | 6,240 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Economy
The Dubreuil Group and subsidiary French Bee (formerly French Blue) have their head offices in the Belleville-sur-Vie area of Bellevigny.[5][6]
Education
Public schools:[7]
- École publique Les Chaumes (Belleville-sur-Vie) - preschool and elementary school
- École publique Sablier du Frêne (Saligny)
- Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Belleville-sur-Vie) - junior high school
Private schools (both primary schools):[7]
- École Primaire Privée Saint Augustin (Belleville-sur-Vie)
- École Primaire Privée Sacré Cœur (Saligny)
The commune has a library in Saligny and media centre in Belleville-sur-Vie.[8]
