Dompierre-sur-Yon
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Dompierre-sur-Yon (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ syʁ jɔ̃], literally Dompierre on Yon) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Dompierre-sur-Yon | |
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The château of Rortheau beyond the lake | |
 Location of Dompierre-sur-Yon | |
  Dompierre-sur-Yon Location within France  Dompierre-sur-Yon Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 1°23′07″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | La Roche-sur-Yon-1 |
| Intercommunality | La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Gilet[1] |
Area 1 | 33.60 km2 (12.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,625 |
| • Density | 137.6/km2 (356.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
The river Yon forms the commune's southeastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,339 | — |
| 1975 | 1,547 | +2.08% |
| 1982 | 2,358 | +6.21% |
| 1990 | 2,975 | +2.95% |
| 1999 | 3,191 | +0.78% |
| 2007 | 3,886 | +2.49% |
| 2012 | 4,102 | +1.09% |
| 2017 | 4,244 | +0.68% |
| 2023 | 4,625 | +1.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
