Vendée
The Vendée [ vɑde ] is a French department of atomic number 85 It is in the west of the country in the Pays de la Loire and is named after the river Vendée.
Geography
The Vendée borders the departments of Loire -Atlantique, Maine -et -Loire, Deux -Sèvres and Charente -Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean.
Coat of arms
Description: In silver, the red mark of the revolt in the Vendée surrounded by 12 times Blue and Red gestückten board with the golden lily and a golden lock changing.
History
The Vendée 1793 was the starting point of an uprising against the French Revolution in March. Under the sign of the heart and cross the rural population fought against the forced conscription of the Paris revolution parliament. The church and royalist farmers in the west of France, in Brittany and the Vendée, the area south of the Loire estuary, had mostly been taken in the debate over the Civil Constitution of the Clergy Party for the non-juring priests. The monstrous in their eyes execution of the King on January 21, 1793 reinforced the rejection of the revolution. For armed uprising occurred when the Convention due to the precarious military situation against the absolutist princes of Europe possessed a mass conscription of recruits. This measure met the farmers particularly hard given the harvest and field work. Against these levies is formed a first victorious " Catholic and Royal Army" under the leadership of young noblemen. Only when the battle-hardened troops from the east of France intervened in the fighting, the Catholic king's army was defeated. The fact that the government troops conducted a brutal campaign of revenge even after this victory, entire villages burned and their inhabitants murdered, is a painful reminder to this day in the Vendée.
Cities
The most populous towns in the Vendée:
Administrative divisions
- List of municipalities in the department of Vendée
- List of cantons in the department of Vendée
Policy
The department is a stronghold of the national conservative Mouvement pour la France, which is headed by former General Council President Philippe de Villiers. Since his resignation in October 2010 Bruno Retailleau is the General Council President
Economy
The most important industry is tourism, especially on the 200 km of Atlantic coastline.
Climate
Observed at Saint- Sauveur ( Ile d' Yeu ) - 20 kilometers away from the mainland, but still meaningful
Days per year (as of 1991) with
- Rainfall over 1 mm: 115
- Frost: 12 First Frost: Mid December
- Last frost: End of February
Gallery
Ile d' Yeu
Saint -Jean -de- Monts
Church of Saint -Louis Napoléon place La Roche -sur -Yon
Napoléon (1854 ) La Roche- sur -Yon
Post La Roche- sur -Yon
Church of Saint -Louis La Roche- sur -Yon
Sacré - cœur La Roche- sur -Yon
Station La Roche- sur -Yon