Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿etjɛn dy bwa]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | |
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The washing house | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | |
  Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Location within France  Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′55″N 1°35′37″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Challans |
| Intercommunality | Vie et Boulogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Airiau[1] |
Area 1 | 29.44 km2 (11.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,311 |
| • Density | 78.50/km2 (203.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85210 /85670 |
| Elevation | 17–64 m (56–210 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 | 1,686 | — |
| 1975 | 1,494 | −1.71% |
| 1982 | 1,478 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 1,416 | −0.53% |
| 1999 | 1,451 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,666 | +1.74% |
| 2012 | 2,028 | +4.01% |
| 2017 | 2,101 | +0.71% |
| 2023 | 2,311 | +1.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places and Monuments
The Chapel of Tulévrière
Source:[4]
In the hamlet of Tulévrière, stands a small chapel, only monument Catholic erected during the Vendée wars . It was erected by the inhabitants of the locality, at the request of the priest Alexandre Ténèbre, refractory priest in 1794 who gave it the name "Our Lady of Martyrs of Lower Poitou".
Inaugurated on 29 December 1794, it was intended to thank the Virgin of the protection afforded to the village during the passage of infernal columns in March of that year.
Rebuilt in 1835, it was decorated with stained glass for the occasion
