Nesmy

Nesmy
Nesmy
Commune
	The Rambourg mill
	Coat of arms
	Location of Nesmy
	Nesmy Nesmy
	Coordinates: 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-2
Intercommunality	Communauté d'Agglomération La Roche sur Yon
Government
• Mayor (2001–2014)	Gérard Rivoisy
Area 1	25.42 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population (2021)	3,012
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85160 /85310
Elevation	32–79 m (105–259 ft) ; (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
	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.

Geography

The river Yon forms most of the commune's north-eastern border.

Sights and culture

Nesmy is famous for its potteries and tileries, an artisanal tradition.

In this area where the hiking trails are numerous, one can also visit:

The Mill of Rambourg, a water mill
The Yon river
The Old Pottery of Nesmy
A private Castle
La Domangère golf course, internationally famous

Miscellaneous

Nesmy houses the Zone of Activities of Le Chaillot, near to the A87 motorway.

Twin towns

Nesmy is twinned with Burggen, in Bavaria, close to the Alps, in Germany, allows regular meetings.

Personalities

Gilbert Prouteau: writer born in Nesmy
Henri Laborit: scientist and artist
Gérard Potier: artist and actor-storyteller

References

INSEE

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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