Mervent
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Mervent (French pronunciation: [mɛʁvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Mervent | |
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The Château de la Citardière | |
 Location of Mervent | |
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| Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 0°45′19″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Bobineau[1] |
Area 1 | 22.23 km2 (8.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,063 |
| • Density | 47.82/km2 (123.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85143 /85200 |
| Elevation | 13–112 m (43–367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 938 | — |
| 1975 | 844 | −1.50% |
| 1982 | 890 | +0.76% |
| 1990 | 1,023 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 1,059 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 1,079 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 1,062 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 1,050 | −0.23% |
| 2023 | 1,063 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places and monuments
Main sights
Mervent's church
The forest
Mervent's lake
The cave of Louis de Monfort
