La Roche-sur-Yon
commune in Vendée, France
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Summary
La Roche-sur-Yon is a commune of France[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,451 views/month, #193 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vendée[3], Communauté de communes du Pays Yonnais[4], arrondissement of la Roche-sur-Yon[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yon[7]
- Head of government: Luc Bouard[8]
- Shares border with: Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux[9], La Chaize-le-Vicomte[10], Dompierre-sur-Yon[11], La Ferrière[12], Mouilleron-le-Captif[13], Nesmy[14], Rives-de-l'Yon[15], Venansault[16], Aubigny[17]
- Named after: Yon[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Gummersbach[19], Coleraine[20], Makhachkala[21], Cáceres[22], Tambacounda[23], Zibo[24], Tizi Ouzou[25], Drummondville[26], Costache Negri[27], Burg (Spreewald)[28], Pontivy[29], Burg[30]
- Postal code: 85000[31]
- Commons category: La Roche-sur-Yon[32]
- Archives at: archives municipales de La Roche-sur-Yon[33]
- Official website: http://www.ville-larochesuryon.fr[34], https://www.larochesuryon.fr[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Roche-sur-Yon[36]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@larochesuryon.fr[37]
- Population: 52,732[38], 53,578[39], 56,991[40], 54,372[41], 54,766[42], 55,147[43], 55,213[44], 54,952[45], 54,699[46], 54,849[47]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of La Roche-sur-Yon[48]
- Phone number: +33-2-51-47-47-47[49]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[51]
- Capital of: Vendée[52], arrondissement of la Roche-sur-Yon[53], canton of la Roche-sur-Yon-1[54], canton of la Roche-sur-Yon-2[55]
- Official name: La Roche-sur-Yon[56]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in La Roche-sur-Yon[57]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in La Roche-sur-Yon[58]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in La Roche-sur-Yon[59]
- Female population: 28,939[60]
- Male population: 25,433[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for La Roche-sur-Yon include it - Les Ajoncs Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64].
Why It Matters
La Roche-sur-Yon has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for it include it - Les Ajoncs Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64].