Saint-Florent-des-Bois

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Saint-Florent-des-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Florent-des-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Coat of arms of Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Coat of arms
Saint-Florent-des-Bois is located in France
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Saint-Florent-des-Bois is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
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Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Intercommunality Pays Yonnais
Area1 36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,655
 • Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 85213 / 85310
Elevation 18–83 m (59–272 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Florent-des-Bois is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.[1]

It is located on the periphery of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Twin towns

Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England

Geography

The river Yon forms part of the commune's western border.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015

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