Bellevigny

Bellevigny is a commune in the department of Vendée, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Belleville-sur-Vie and Saligny.[2]

Bellevigny
Location of Bellevigny
Bellevigny
Bellevigny
Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 1°25′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonAizenay
Area
1
38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,005
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85019 /85170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Economy

The Dubreuil Group and subsidiary French Bee (formerly French Blue) have their head offices in the Belleville-sur-Vie area of Bellevigny.[3][4]

Education

Public schools:[5]

  • École publique Les Chaumes (Belleville-sur-Vie) - preschool and elementary school
  • École publique Sablier du Frêne (Saligny)
  • Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Belleville-sur-Vie) - junior high school

Private schools (both primary schools):[5]

  • École Primaire Privée Saint Augustin (Belleville-sur-Vie)
  • École Primaire Privée Sacré Cœur (Saligny)

The commune has a library in Saligny and media centre in Belleville-sur-Vie.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 19 November 2015 (in French)
  3. "Website Publisher." French Bee. Retrieved on 19 May 2018. "FRENCH BEE, Simplified Joint-Stock Company with a capital of 5,000,000 Euros, with registered office located at Actipole 85, 85170 Belleville-sur-vie[...]"
  4. "Contact." Dubreuil Group. Retrieved on 19 May 2018. "Actipôle 85 BP 42 85 170 Belleville-sur-Vie"
  5. "Écoles et collège." Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.
  6. "Bibliothèque / Médiathèque." Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.


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