Thorigny (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Thorigny | |
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 The church in Thorigny | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Thorigny  | |
  Thorigny  Thorigny | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′46″N 1°14′19″W / 46.6128°N 1.2386°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandra Gaboriau[1] |
Area 1 | 32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,253 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85291 /85480 |
| Elevation | 19–97 m (62–318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Education
editThe commune has a public elementary school, École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny,[3] and private school, Ecole Privée Jeanne D'Arc[4]
Collège public Jean RENOIR, a public junior high school in La Roche Sur-Yon, serves the commune.[5][6]
Nearby private schools include Ecole Privée Saint Joseph in Fougeré[4] and Collège privé RICHELIEU in La Roche Sur-Yon.[5]
There is also a public library in Thorigny.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Home. École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ecole Privée." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Vivre à Thorigny." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Au départ de Thorigny: Collège public Jean RENOIR Collège privé RICHELIEU"
- ^ "Collèges." La Roche Sur-Yon. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Bibliothèque municipale." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
External links
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