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Vendée

Also known as Vengé, Vendee, Venge, La Vendée

Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2023, it had a population of 713,609. Its prefecture is La Roche-sur-Yon.

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Vendée is a department (administrative region) located in western France along the Atlantic coast, with its main city being La Roche-sur-Yon. As of 2023, it is home to approximately 713,609 people.

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Settlement.name: Vendée
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Hôtel de préfecture de la Vendée - La Roche-sur-Yon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in La Roche-sur-Yon
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Vendée.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Vendée.svg
Settlement.image_map: Vendée-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Vendée in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pays de la Loire
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: La Roche-sur-Yon
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Vendée
Population: 713609
Area: 6720
Official website: www.vendee.pref.gouv.fr
Image: Place Napoléon Eglise Saint-Louis.JPG

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Commons category: Vendée (department)
inception: 1790-03-04
Commons gallery: Vendée
annual number of weddings: 2397
social media followers: 18529
native label: Vande

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History
Etymology
Geography
Demographics
Principal towns
Higher education
Economy
Tourism
Agriculture
Food processing and manufacturing
Industry
Culture
Cuisine
Government
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
National Assembly Representatives (2017 to 2022)
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Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2023, it had a population of 713,609. Its prefecture is La Roche-sur-Yon.

==History== The area today called the Vendée was originally known as the Bas-Poitou and is part of the former province of Poitou.