Thorigny

Thorigny is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Thorigny
Commune
The church in Thorigny
Coat of arms
Location of Thorigny
Thorigny Thorigny
Coordinates: 46°36′46″N 1°14′19″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Chantonnay
Intercommunality	Pays Yonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annie Guyau
Area ^1	32.15 km^2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,230
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85291 /85480
Elevation	19–97 m (62–318 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Education

The commune has:

• A public elementary school, École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny[2]
• One private school, Ecole Privée Jeanne D'Arc[3]

Collège public Jean RENOIR, a public junior high school in La Roche Sur-Yon, serves the commune.[4][5]

Nearby private schools:

• Ecole Privée Saint Joseph is in nearby Fougeré.[3]
• Collège privé RICHELIEU in La Roche Sur-Yon[4]

There is also a public library in Thorigny.[6]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Home. École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
3. "Ecole Privée." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
4. "Vivre à Thorigny." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Au départ de Thorigny: Collège public Jean RENOIR Collège privé RICHELIEU"
5. "Collèges." La Roche Sur-Yon. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
6. "Bibliothèque municipale." Thorigny. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.

External links

• Home page (in French)