Sainte-Hermine
Sainte-Hermine | |
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Part of Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | |
 A statue of Georges Clemenceau, in Sainte-Hermine | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Hermine | |
  Sainte-Hermine  Sainte-Hermine | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 1°03′16″W / 46.5569°N 1.0544°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | La Châtaigneraie |
| Commune | Saint-Jean-d'Hermine |
Area 1 | 34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,962 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85210 |
| Elevation | 12–83 m (39–272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Hermine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɛʁmin]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Jean-d'Hermine.[2]
Geography
The river Smagne flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town. The river Lay forms most of the commune's northern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,216 | — |
| 1975 | 2,304 | +0.56% |
| 1982 | 2,339 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 2,285 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 2,256 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 2,531 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 2,839 | +2.32% |
| 2017 | 2,925 | +0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté du 8 août 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Saint-Jean-d'Hermine, Légifrance, retrieved 17 January 2025
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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