Les Herbiers

Les Herbiers (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛʁbje]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October.

Les Herbiers
The town hall in Les Herbiers
Coat of arms
Location of Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers
Coordinates: 46°52′N 1°01′W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonLes Herbiers
IntercommunalityPays des Herbiers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Véronique Besse
Area
1
88.78 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
15,958
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85109 /85500
Elevation69–245 m (226–804 ft)
Websitewww.lesherbiers.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sport

Les Herbiers VF is based in the commune.

Twin towns

Les Herbiers is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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