Fontenay-le-Comte, Administrative commune in Vendée, France
Fontenay-le-Comte sits in the southern part of Vendée department, spreading across both banks of the Vendée River at 24 meters elevation.
The town functioned as the original prefecture of Vendée until 1804, when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to transfer administrative powers to La Roche-sur-Yon.
The local architecture displays multiple periods of French construction methods, from medieval structures through Renaissance buildings to modern administrative facilities.
The canton of Fontenay-le-Comte includes 24 surrounding communes, providing centralized services and administration for residents in the southern Vendée area.
The arrondissement underwent territorial modifications in 2017, incorporating eleven additional communes from La Roche-sur-Yon, expanding its administrative reach to 107 communes.
Location: Vendée
Location: arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte
Elevation above the sea: 28 m
Shares border with: Pissotte, Auchay-sur-Vendée, Doix-lès-Fontaines, Longèves, L'Orbrie, Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau, Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, Xanton-Chassenon
Address: 85200 Fontenay-le-Comte, France 85200 Fontenay-le-Comte
Phone: +33251534141
Email: courrier@ville-fontenaylecomte.fr
Website: http://fontenay-le-comte.fr
GPS coordinates: 46.46694,-0.80639
Latest update: July 28, 2025 13:08
Castle of Terre Neuve
788 m
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Fontenay-le-Comte
87 m
Fontaine des Quatre-Tias
187 m
Tour Rivalland
438 m
Château de la Baugisière
5.9 km
Château de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq
4.6 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Fontenay-le-Comte
612 m
Chapelle des Carmélites de Fontenay-le-Comte
354 m
Maison Billaud
108 m
Hôtel Lespinay-de-Beaumont
140 m
Caserne Belliard
612 m
Prieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte
54 m
Place Belliard
50 m
Maison Millepertuis
410 m
Maison de François Viète
74 m
Hôtel des évêques de Maillezais
9 m
Couvent des Tiercelettes
359 m
Hôtel de la Sénéchaussée
184 m
Hôtel Pervinquière
389 m
Hôtel dit Château-Gaillard
24 m
Maison Louis XV
278 m
Building of the Savings Bank of Fontenay-le-Comte
52 m
Église Saint-Michel de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq
4.6 km
Église Saint-Vincent de L'Orbrie
3 km
Église Saint-Christophe de Longèves
3.7 km
Église Notre-Dame de Charzais
2.4 km
Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau
6 km
Maison, 94 rue des Loges, Fontenay-le-Comte
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