Fontenay-le-Comte, Administrative commune in Vendée, France
Description
Fontenay-le-Comte is an administrative commune in southern Vendée that extends along the banks of the Vendée River. The town combines old quarters with steep lanes and wider areas along the water where residential houses and public buildings stand.
History
The town served as prefecture of Vendée department until 1804, when Napoleon Bonaparte moved administrative functions to La Roche-sur-Yon. During the 16th-century religious wars it was besieged several times and suffered heavy damage.
Culture
The name comes from the Latin „Fons Comitis
Practical
The town lies about 60 km (37 miles) southeast of the Atlantic coast and is accessible via main roads. The town center is easy to explore on foot, with public parking available near the river.
Did you know?
François Rabelais spent part of his youth here and later called the town „mother city of noble minds
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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
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
Centre Aquatique Océanides
2 km
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 mEspace René Cassin
1.2 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 kmMusée de Fontenay-le-Comte
66 m
Maison, 94 rue des Loges, Fontenay-le-Comte
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