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Coordinates: 46°35′32″N 1°24′09″W / 46.5922°N 1.4025°WCoordinates: 46°35′32″N 1°24′09″W / 46.5922°N 1.4025°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
Canton | La Roche-sur-Yon-Sud | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'Agglomération La Roche sur Yon | |
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• Mayor (2001–2014) | Gérard Rivoisy | |
Area1 | 25.42 km2 (9.81 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,365 | |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 85160 / 85310 | |
Elevation | 32–79 m (105–259 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Nesmy is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Nesmy is part of a Communauté d'Agglomération : La Roche sur Yon Agglomération (before 2010, it was : the Communauté de Communes du Pays Yonnais).
It is located 30 km (19 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 10 km (6.2 mi) from La Roche-sur-Yon.
The river Yon forms most of the commune's north-eastern border.
Nesmy is famous for its potteries and tileries, an artisanal tradition.
In this area where the hiking trails are numerous, one can also visit:
Nesmy houses the Zone of Activities of Le Chaillot, near to the A87 motorway.
Nesmy is twinned with Burggen, in Bavaria, close to the Alps, in Germany, allows regular meetings.