Luçon
| Luçon | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon | ||
| ||
  Luçon | ||
|
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Luçon | ||
| Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°WCoordinates: 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 | Pays né de la mer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre-Guy Perrier | |
| Area1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 10,053 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
_v2.svg.png)
Luçon (pronounced: [lysɔ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Its inhabitants are known as Luçonnais.
It is the seat of the Diocese of Luçon and Luçon Cathedral, where Cardinal Richelieu once served as bishop.
See also
- Communes of the Vendée department
- In Luçon's mairie there is a sculpture of Richelieu by Pierre Charles Lenoir
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luçon (Vendée). |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, September 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.