Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers (French pronunciation: [lez‿ɛʁbje]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,050 | — |
1975 | 10,599 | +2.28% |
1982 | 12,049 | +1.85% |
1990 | 13,413 | +1.35% |
1999 | 13,932 | +0.42% |
2007 | 14,893 | +0.84% |
2012 | 15,688 | +1.05% |
2017 | 15,958 | +0.34% |
Source: INSEE |
Sport
Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Les Herbiers VF is based in the commune.
Twin towns
Les Herbiers is twinned with:
Notable people
- Guy Chevalier (born 1938), French clergyman and bishop
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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