Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ lulɛ]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Montaigu-Vendée.[2]

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
A road in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, around 1900
A road in Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, around 1900
Coat of arms of Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
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Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is located in France
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Coordinates: 47°00′13″N 1°19′47″W / 47.0036°N 1.3297°W / 47.0036; -1.3297
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonMontaigu-Vendée
CommuneMontaigu-Vendée
Area
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40.62 km2 (15.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
4,668
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
85600
Elevation18–72 m (59–236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monuments

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Château de la Preuille

The Château de la Preuille, one of the oldest castles in the Loire region,[citation needed] is located here.





Restaurant naming

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Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay is the home town of Thierry Rautureau.[3] His restaurant "Loulay" is named to reflect his home town.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 20 April 2017 (in French)
  3. ^ "Podcast Player - Seattle Kitchen". mynorthwest.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.