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On June 9, 1793, Vendean insurgents commanded by Jacques Cathelineau captured the town of Saumur from Louis-Alexandre Berthier. The victory gave the insurgents a massive supply of arms, including 50 cannons. This was the high point of the insurgency. [25] The Vendeans had never before attempted to take such a large town, and they captured it in a single day, inflicting heavy losses on its Republican defenders. Many prisoners were taken, some of whom went over to the Vendean cause, while many of the citizens fled to Tours. [26] The burning of Granville, 14 November 1793 Battle of Nantes [ edit ] Ile d'Olonne . The heart of the Marais Olonne and an important centre for the production of salt and as a nature reserve Read More... The municipality with the highest altitude of the department of Vendée is: Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercurewith 285 m Walking through the narrow streets, enjoy the sight of the pretty white houses with colourful shutters. In front of the dunes, the water of its long beaches is turquoise on summer days. Its cliffs surround pretty coves, a landscape conducive to lazing around with a good book or swimming in the ocean. Fishing also has an active presence on the island with the famous Port de la Meule.

Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022. La Gaubretiere Just to the north west of Les Herbiers this village suffered badly during the wars of the Vendée with 1,200 of its 1,700 residents being killed in battle or massacred by the revolutionary troops. Read More...Sion-sur-l'Ocean This is a pretty seaside resort on the Corniche Vendéene north of St.Gilles-Croix de Vie.. Read More Paul Tallonneau, Les Lucs et le génocide vendéen: comment on a manipulé les textes, éditions Hécate, 1993 The port town of Jard-sur-Mer has easy access to attractive beaches either side of the town harbour, and the town of Longeville-sur-Mer is just a few kilometres from the family friendly and surfing beaches at Le Bouil, Le Rocher and Les Conches. The uprising in the Vendée was also the subject of an independent feature film from Navis Pictures. The War of the Vendée (2012), written and directed by Jim Morlino, won awards for "Best Film For Young Audiences" ( Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival, at the Vatican) and "Best Director" ( John Paul II International Film Festival, Miami, FL). [90] [91]

a b Mark Levene (2005). The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide. Volume II: Genocide in the Age of the Nation State. I.B. Tauris, London & New York. Chapter 3: The Vendée – A Paradigm Shift?; p. 104. Retrieved 2 March 2017. The Battle of Tremblaye (15 October 1793) took place near Cholet during the war in the Vendée, and was a Republican victory over the Vendéens. The Vendean leader Lescure was seriously injured in the fighting. [36] Defeat (October–December 1793) [ edit ] Mass shootings at Nantes, 1793 François Lebrun, «La guerre de Vendée: massacre ou génocide?», L'Histoire, Paris, n°78, May 1985, pp. 93–99 et no. 81, September 1985, pp. 99–101. In 2020, David Bell published a paper in Journal of Genocide Research to rebut the genocide theory. [89] Cultural depictions [ edit ]

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Commequiers . This small village in the Bas Bocage has one of the prettiest medieval castles in the Vendée and is also home to.... Read More.....

Tulard, J.; Fayard, J.-F.; Fierro, A. Histoire et dictionnaire de la Révolution française, 1789–1799, Robert Laffont, Collection Bouquins, 1987, p. 1113 La Chataigneraie . This small town situated on the lower slopes of the Haut Bocage once held a Royal court today it is.... Read More... Practice Grounds. Both (in the) open air and under cover, together with a putting green and a fairway.Markoff, John. "The social geography of rural revolt at the beginning of the French Revolution." American Sociological Review (1985) 50#6 pp.761–781 in JSTOR Driving . By far the largest proportion of visitors choose to drive to the Vendée and you will find the road system here good quality. Port de Courdault. This ancient port just east of Fontenay-le-Comte is a hidden gem on the Marais Poitevin. Read More... Mitchell, Harvey. "The Vendée and Counterrevolution: A Review Essay," French Historical Studies (1968) 5#4 pp.405–429 in JSTOR Noirmoutier-en-Ile . This is the main town on the island of Noirmoutier, and is a really charming port with fortified castle, glorious beaches and many attractions.

The three big wonders of the Vendée, France – stunning sandy beaches stretching for miles, the glorious countryside of the bocage, dramatic, unspoiled and littered with picturesque villages, and the Marais Poitevan – a network of canals, lush landscape and pretty hamlets known as the Green Venice says writer and Vendée local Lucy Pitts… Gérard, Alain (1993). La Vendée: 1789–1793 (in French). Editions Champ Vallon. pp.265–66. ISBN 9782876731608. Pouzauges . Nestling in the Haut bocage this town is most noted for its ruined castle ans the spectacular... Read More... This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Charles Tilly, "Civil Constitution and Counter-Revolution in southern Anjou," French Historical Studies, I no. 2 1959, p. 175

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Debate over the characterization of the Vendée uprising was renewed in 2007, when nine deputies introduced a measure to the National Assembly to officially recognize the Republican actions as genocidal. [75] The measure was strongly denounced by a group of Far Left French historians as an attempt to use history to justify political extremism. [76] [ full citation needed] Anchel, Robert (1911). "Vendée, Wars of the". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.27 (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. pp.980–981. In the Middle Ages, evangelization was continued, with the establishment of parishes and the construction of large religious structures such as abbeys. It is at this time that the problem of the marshes is taken in hand, the monks do a laborious and remarkable job to drain them. Agriculture is developing but also fishing, which is becoming the foundations of the region's economic growth. In parallel, the lords quarrel and succeed one another. Bas Poitou, constitutes the northern limit of the Grand Duchy of Aquitaine which passes under the English crown following the marriage of Aliénor d'Aquitaine with Henri de Plantagenêt. The couple and their son Richard the Lionheart love the region so much that they spend a lot of time there. Visit the Château de Talmont to find out more.