La Roche-sur-Yon - La Roche-sur-Yon

La Roche-sur-Yon is the seat of the prefecture of the department Vendée in the region Pays de la Loire in France. The city is located on the banks of the L‘Yon River.

background

A market town stood on the site of today's town until 1804. The re-establishment was carried out by the then First Consul Napoleon I., who is the prefecture of the department of Fontenay-le-Comte to the newly founded city Napoleon misplaced. The new city was built on a regular floor plan called a pentagon, which was not a regular pentagon, but was composed of a rectangle and an adjoining isosceles triangle. Hardly any older buildings have survived on this floor plan. Most of the buildings are classical (St-Louis church, theater) and are more reminiscent of Russian architecture from that period. With the political situation, the city changed its name repeatedly: Bourbon Vendée, Napoléon-Vendée, since 1870 La Roche-sur-Yon.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport with an international connection is the 47.156944444444-1.6077777777778Nantes airport(IATA: NDE). A little further away is that 46.179166666667-1.1952777777778La Rochelle Airport(IATA: LRH), but with a more limited offer.

The city itself has a small civil airfield just outside in the northeast.

By train

From Germany, Austria and Switzerland you should travel via Paris. There you have to change the train station (e.g. from Paris Est to Paris Montparnasse). TGV trains leave every hour Nantes, some of them on to La Roche-sur-Yon. Driving time from Paris is a good three hours.

In the street

It is also best to travel over by car Paris. From the streets bypassing the capital, take the motorway Autoroute A10 to Niort and further the Autoroute A83, alternatively the Autoroute A11 to Angers and further the Autoroute A87.

By boat

By bicycle

mobility

The city's bus network is called Impulse yon. It serves the 15 municipalities of the agglomeration. The ticket is available on the bus and costs EUR 1.30.

There are two main car parks in the center: Parking Clémenceau (one hour free) and Parking in the hall.

Tourist Attractions

• The classicist Saint-Louis church
• The Place Napoléonwhich is designed like a Roman forum with an equestrian statue of Napoleon I and a basin with mechanical animals reminiscent of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
• The prefecture, 40 rue du Maréchal Foch, a building from 1999
• The Renaissance house from 1566, 10 rue du Vieux-Marché, the oldest house in town
• The Sacré-Coeur Church
• The classicist theatre
• The Fontenelles Abbey
• The stud Haras de la Vendée, 120 boulevard des États-Unis

activities

Museums

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

• Hotel de la Vendée, 4 rue Malesherbes. Tel.: 33251372867. 32 rooms.Price: 67-80 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019
• Hotel Napoléon, 50 boulevard Aristide-Briand. Tel.: 33251053356. 29 rooms.Price: 80 to 105 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019

health

Practical advice

Individual evidence

Brief information
surface	87.5 km²
Phone code
Post Code	F 85000
Mark
Time zone	UTC 1
Emergency call	112

trips

• La Rochelle
• Les Sables-d'Olonne
• The Atlantic Islands: Noirmoutier, Île d'Yeu, Île de Ré.

literature

Web links

http://www.ville-larochesuryon.fr - Official website of La Roche-sur-Yon