Beaufou

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Coordinates: 46°49′28″N1°31′46″W / 46.8244°N 1.5294°W / 46.8244; -1.5294
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Aizenay
Intercommunality Vie et Boulogne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Delphine Hermouet [1]
Area
1
29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,600
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85015 /85170
Elevation28–74 m (92–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaufou (French pronunciation: [bofu] ) is a small village in the region of Pays de la Loire in western France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Vendée.

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Geography

Beafou is located in the west of France, north of the Vendée department: 20 km north of La Roche-sur-Yon, 50 km south of Nantes, and 40 km from the Atlantic coast.

The municipal territory of Beaufou covers 2,798 hectares. The average altitude of the municipality is 62 meters, with height fluctuating between 28 and 74 meters.

History

In Beaufou the traces of human presence date back to the Neolithic period. Polished stone axes were found at Auspierre, Boisrond, La Charnière and Pré-Sec.

The Roman road linking Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu to Sables d'Olonne crossed the town of Auspierre through Cantria and Marlaie.

The Romanesque church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, built in the twelfth century, depended on the abbey of Marmoutier-les-Tours (Indre-et-Loire). In March 1568, the church was burned by the Huguenots. From 1648, it fell under the diocese of Luçon and was restored in 1652. Around 1705, the priest, learning the apparitions at Paray-le-Monial in 1673 and 1675, launched the cult of the Sacred Heart.

In 1793 and 1794, during their 13 passages, the infernal columns massacred a large part of the population and burned 57 houses and the church, which was restored in the early nineteenth century.

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References

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