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The Vendée is home to a number of food processing firms. [12] A manufacturer of ready-meals and charcuterie employs the majority of its workforce (some 3000 people) at local plants. Other employers include bakeries and biscuit producers. [ citation needed] Jean-Clément Martin, La Terreur, part maudite de la Révolution, coll. Découvertes Gallimard (n° 566), 2010, p.82 All of the auto routes in the Vendée are 'Peage' (pay) and the cost is approximately 10 cents a kilometre.

Who said that French food is the best? Vendée is even better! With a rich terroir and a generous ocean, there are myriad local specialities to savour! The Vendée brioche is certainly one of the best known. Its taste is the result of a few high-quality ingredients — flour, butter, sugar and eggs — and a lot of love. The Battle of Tremblaye (15 October 1793) took place near Cholet during the war in the Vendée, and was a Republican victory over the Vendéens. The Vendean leader Lescure was seriously injured in the fighting. [36] Defeat (October–December 1793) [ edit ] Mass shootings at Nantes, 1793Demonstrating its support for the agricultural sector, the Conseil Général of the Vendée has a stated policy to promote the construction of irrigation reservoirs to reduce dependence on ground water during key summer growing seasons. The three big wonders of the Vendée, France – stunning sandy beaches stretching for miles, the glorious countryside of the bocage, dramatic, unspoiled and littered with picturesque villages, and the Marais Poitevan – a network of canals, lush landscape and pretty hamlets known as the Green Venice says writer and Vendée local Lucy Pitts… The name Vendée is taken from the river Vendée which runs through the southeastern part of the department. The river is attested as Fluvium Vendre in the 10th century, and as Flumen Vendee and Vendeia by the 11th century. According to Pierre-Henri Billy, the name ultimately derives from the Celtic toponym *vindo- meaning white or brilliant in a sacred context (as in the Modern Welsh gwyn/wyn). The name likely originates in Proto-Celtic or Gaulish, but may also have originated in the Gallo or Old Breton languages. [7] Geography [ edit ] Map of the department Heart of Vendée: We start from La Roche-sur-Yon, the prefecture of Vendée and a dynamic city, propelled by Napoleon, well located and constantly evolving. To the east we approach the plain and the bocage and to the west, we discover charming towns, straddling the plain and the sea, endowed with a beautiful heritage.

One of the prettier market towns in the Vendée is Fontenay-le-Comte, officially listed as a 'town of art and history', where you can visit the castle and the historic centre. Lucon towards the south of the department has an interesting cathedral to visit. Driving . By far the largest proportion of visitors choose to drive to the Vendée and you will find the road system here good quality.The area of the department of Vendée is 6 719,59 km ². Population density of the department of Vendée is 88,87 inhabitants per km². Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale. Jacques Dupâquier et A.Laclau, Pertes militaires, 1792–1830, in Atlas de la Révolution française, Paris 1992, p. 30.