Essarts-en-Bocage
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Essarts-en-Bocage (French pronunciation: [esaʁ ɑ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Boulogne, Les Essarts, L'Oie and Sainte-Florence.[3] On 1 January 2024, L'Oie and Sainte-Florence left Essarts-en-Bocage and were re-established as communes.[4]
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 Location of Essarts-en-Bocage | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 1°13′37″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Caroline Gilbert[1] |
Area 1 | 68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,851 |
| • Density | 100.1/km2 (259.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85084 /85140 |
| Elevation | 48–116 m (157–381 ft) |
| 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 commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,517 | — |
| 1975 | 3,783 | +1.05% |
| 1982 | 4,068 | +1.04% |
| 1990 | 4,430 | +1.07% |
| 1999 | 4,733 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 5,479 | +1.85% |
| 2012 | 5,972 | +1.74% |
| 2017 | 6,471 | +1.62% |
| 2023 | 6,851 | +0.96% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
