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Dompierre-sur-Yon

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Vendée

Dompierre-sur-Yon - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Vendée
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Located in the heart of the Vendée near La Roche-sur-Yon, 65 km from Nantes and 35 km of coastline.

Already inhabited in the Neolithic period, the remaining vestiges of that era.

The town dates from the Gallo-Roman.

Around a priory in the Middle Ages, has built a town, unfortunately all traces of the priory have disappeared.

The town has seen the passage of the infernal columns, and monuments were destroyed in 1793 during the Vendée wars.

An FFI maquis was formed in 1944 and airdrops of weapons took place.

Airport Dompierre is very active, light aircraft, gliding, parachuting, scheduled to Nantes.

Geographical information

MunicipalityDompierre-sur-Yon
Postcode85170
Latitude46.7382560 (N 46° 44’ 18”)
Longitude-1.3847989 (W 1° 23’ 5”)
AltitudeFrom 56m to 94m
Surface area33.60 km²
Population4511 inhabitants
Density134 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureLa Roche-sur-Yon (9.9 km, 16 min)
Insee code85081
IntercommunalityCA La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération
DepartmentVendée
TerritoryPoitou
RegionPays de la Loire

Nearest cities & towns

Mouilleron-le-Captif6.9 km (11 min)
La Ferrière7.8 km (11 min)
Bellevigny7.8 km (11 min)
La Merlatière8.8 km (9 min)
La Roche-sur-Yon9.9 km (13 min)
La Chaize-le-Vicomte11.9 km (14 min)
Le Poiré-sur-Vie12.1 km (13 min)
Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse12.8 km (14 min)
Chauché14.2 km (15 min)
Essarts en Bocage14.5 km (14 min)
La Genétouze15.1 km (16 min)
Venansault15.8 km (17 min)
La Copechagnière16.4 km (19 min)
Fougeré18.2 km (21 min)

Things to see and do

The church of Saint-Pierre (1881).

The bridge of flat stones, Neolithic, and its path.

Fords flat stones and the city center dating both from time immemorial.

The Chapel of the Margerie, built on a site of pagan worship, was destroyed by the infernal columns in 1793 and rebuilt in 1844.

The stele commemorating the airdrops of weapons to FFI in 1944 wooden Gas.

The pond Malvoisine and a nice walking trail.

The airfield, the glider, his parachute.

Photos

Bridge of flat stones, Neolithic
Bridge of flat stones, Neolithic
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St. Peter's Church Dompierre-sur-Yon
St. Peter's Church Dompierre-sur-Yon
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Stained glass windows of the church of Dompierre
Stained glass windows of the church of Dompierre
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Ford flat stones, Neolithic
Ford flat stones, Neolithic
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Trail, Neolithic, leading to flat stones
Trail, Neolithic, leading to flat stones
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Chapel Margerie
Chapel Margerie
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Old ford center
Old ford center
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memorial stone to airdrops of weapons to FFI in 1944
memorial stone to airdrops of weapons to FFI in 1944
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Lake of the Malvoisine
Lake of the Malvoisine
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Airport Dompierre-sur-Yon
Airport Dompierre-sur-Yon
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 9°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 13°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 14°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

La Roche-sur-Yon and the place Napoleon.

Papon mill dam with beautiful hiking trails, 13 km of happiness!

Forest Aizenay and monument to the five American airmen who crashed their bomber in 1944.

The memorial and historial wars of Vendee to Lucs-sur-Boulogne and visit the chapel of Little-Luc in which 560 people were massacred.

The 35 km coastline, not to mention Les Sables d'Olonne, St Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and their ports.

The island of Noirmoutier to an hour's drive and the passage du Gois.

Le Puy du Fou, a must.

A bike path going around the Vendee, 1000 km tarred without a car!

And for lovers of history, you are in the heart of the wars of Vendee, "400,000 dead" over 830 municipalities and four departments not to mention the religious wars, the various invasions of the Vikings.

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Freefall skydiving in a simulator
Sports sensations45 € to 590 € La Roche-sur-Yon (4 km)
Le Grand Défi leisure park
Sports sensations22 € to 26 € Saint-Julien-des-Landes (27 km)
Horse-drawn carriage trips in Sud-Vendée
Nature and the great outdoors175 € to 1035 € Sainte-Hermine (32 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Saint-etienne-du-bois - the Old Cross Trail
HikeEasy1:50Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (19.3 km)
Circuit of the three castles
Village visitEasy3:00Apremont (27 km)
St. Christopher of the Ligneron's Flane trail
HikeEasy3:05Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron (31 km)
Circuit n°7 - la chaize giraud
All-terrain bike itineraryIntermediate50 minLandevieille (33 km)
Mountain biking trail in Brem-sur-Mer
Cycling itineraryIntermediate3:00Brem-sur-Mer (36 km)

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