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Saint-Florent-des-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Florent-des-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Coat of arms of Saint-Florent-des-Bois
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Saint-Florent-des-Bois is located in France
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Location in France
Saint-Florent-des-Bois is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Location in Pays de la Loire
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Commune Rives-de-l'Yon
Area
1
36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
2,858
 • Density 77.748/km2 (201.37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
85310
Elevation 18–83 m (59–272 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Florent-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ de bwa]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.

It is located on the periphery of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Twin towns

Saint-Florent-des-Bois is twinned with the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England

Geography

The river Yon forms part of the commune's western border.

See also

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