Les Herbiers

Les Herbiers
Commune
The town hall in Les Herbiers
The town hall in Les Herbiers
Coat of arms of Les Herbiers
Coat of arms
Location of Les Herbiers
Map
Les Herbiers is located in France
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers is located in Pays de la Loire
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers
Coordinates: 46°52′N 1°01′W / 46.87°N 1.01°W / 46.87; -1.01
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonLes Herbiers
IntercommunalityPays des Herbiers
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Christophe Hogard[1]
Area
1
88.78 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
16,589
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85109 /85500
Elevation69–245 m (226–804 ft)
Websitewww.lesherbiers.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Herbiers (French pronunciation: [lez‿ɛʁbje]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,050—    
1975 10,599+2.28%
1982 12,049+1.85%
1990 13,413+1.35%
1999 13,932+0.42%
2007 14,893+0.84%
2012 15,688+1.05%
2017 15,958+0.34%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sport

Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Les Herbiers VF is based in the commune.

Twin towns

Les Herbiers is twinned with:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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