| Saint-Florent-des-Bois | |
|---|---|
| Part of Rives-de-l'Yon | |
.jpg) The town hall in Saint-Florent-des-Bois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Saint-Florent-des-Bois | |
  Saint-Florent-des-BoisShow map of France Saint-Florent-des-BoisShow map of Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′40″N 1°18′53″W / 46.5944°N 1.3147°W / 46.5944; -1.3147 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais |
| Commune | Rives-de-l'Yon |
| Area | 36.76 km (14.19 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,858 |
| • Density | 78/km (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85310 |
| Elevation | 18–83 m (59–272 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Florent-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ de bwa]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.
It is located on the periphery of La Roche-sur-Yon.
Twin towns
Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England
Geography
The river Yon forms part of the commune's western border.
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 December 2015
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