Le Boupère
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Le Boupère (French pronunciation: [lə bupɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Le Boupère | |
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Fortified church of Saint-Pierre, in Le Boupère | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Boupère | |
  Le Boupère  Le Boupère | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′44″N 0°55′31″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pouzauges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Bizon[1] |
Area 1 | 43.48 km2 (16.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,151 |
| • Density | 72.47/km2 (187.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85031 /85510 |
| Elevation | 67–155 m (220–509 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 Lay forms all of the commune's southern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,523 | — |
| 1975 | 2,762 | +1.30% |
| 1982 | 2,892 | +0.66% |
| 1990 | 2,832 | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 2,764 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 2,856 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 3,070 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 3,150 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
