Luçon
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Location of Luçon  | |
  Luçon  Luçon | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Luçon |
| Intercommunality | Sud Vendée Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Bonnin[1] |
| Area 1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,483 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85128 /85400 |
| Elevation | 1–40 m (3.3–131.2 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Luçon (pronounced [lysɔ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department, Pays de la Loire region, western France. Its inhabitants are known as Luçonnais.
Diocese of Luçon (comprising the Vendée), where Cardinal Richelieu
once served as bishop.
History
Once a
During the
Atlantic.[3]
The town remained an important commercial centre throughout this period.
Luçon became the spiritual capital of Bas Poitou in 1317, when
church organ donated by Napoleon III, while a statue
of Richelieu stands outside.
In the 18th-19th centuries, the town was refurbished in a pseudo-medieval style. Many of the most remarkable buildings, including those in the quartier Bourgneuf, were constructed at this time.[8] The elegant town park, the Jardin Dumaine, was donated to the inhabitants by local doctor Pierre-Hyacinthe Dumaine in 1872.[9]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,243 | — |
| 1975 | 9,002 | +1.27% |
| 1982 | 9,066 | +0.10% |
| 1990 | 9,099 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 9,311 | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 9,722 | +0.54% |
| 2012 | 9,437 | −0.59% |
| 2017 | 9,540 | +0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
See also
- Communes of the Vendée department
- In Luçon's mairie there is a sculpture of Richelieu by Pierre Charles Lenoir
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lucon.Vendee, France". www.vendee-guide.co.uk.
- ^ "Drapeaux, armoiries, symboles et emblèmes de la ville de Luçon". svowebmaster.free.fr.
- ^ "Saint Philbert, patron secondaire du diocèse". vendee.catholique.fr.
- ^ "Histoire du diocèse de Luçon". vendee.catholique.fr.
- ^ "Reconstruire". vendee.catholique.fr.
- ^ "Histoire". bourgneuf.lucon.free.fr.
- ^ "Parcs et Jardins de France - JARDIN DUMAINE". www.parcsetjardins.fr.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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