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Map of La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon ([la ʁɔʃ syʁ jɔ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. Its inhabitants are called Yonnais.
Contents
- Map of La Roche sur Yon
- Les plus beaux charolais a la rochesuryon
- La rochesuryon deux nouveaux patrons de chocolaterie
- History
- Geography
- Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Sports
- Twin towns
- References
Les plus beaux charolais a la rochesuryon
La rochesuryon deux nouveaux patrons de chocolaterie
History
The town expanded significantly after Napoleon I chose the site as the new préfecture of the Vendée on 25 May 1804, replacing Fontenay-le-Comte (then under its revolutionary name of Fontenay-le-Peuple). At the time, most of La Roche had been eradicated in the Vendée Revolt (1793–96); the renamed Napoléonville was laid out and a fresh population of soldiers and civil servants was brought in. Napoléonville was designed to accommodate 15,000 people.
The town was called successively:
Geography
The river Yon flows southward through the commune and crosses the town.
Administration
The Communauté d'agglomération "La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération" contains 15 communes:
La Roche-sur-Yon is the chief town of the Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, which covers 11 cantons, 92 communes, and has a population of 230,386 (1999 census).
La-Roche-sur-Yon is chief town of two cantons, Canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-1 and Canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-2.
Transport
The Gare de La Roche-sur-Yon railway station offers connections to Nantes, Paris, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Bordeaux and several regional destinations. The A87 motorway connects La Roche-sur-Yon with Les Sables-d'Olonne and Angers, the A83 with Nantes and Niort.
Education
The commune has designated attendance zones for its primary schools.
Schools include:
Sports
In 2014 La Roche-sur-yon hosted the 2014 French championship of table tennis
La Roche-sur-Yon's Vendéspace hosted one of the first round ties of the 2014 Davis Cup tennis tournament over the weekend of 31 January - 2 February 2014. France hosted Australia as both teams competed for a place in the World Group quarterfinals.
In 2015 La Roche-sur-Yon, will host the 2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, the first time that a World Cup of roller hockey is held in France.
In June 2015 La Roche-sur-Yon's Vendéspace will host the qualification tournament for the World Championships in Savate Combat
Twin towns
La Roche-sur-Yon is twinned with: