Rocheservière (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃsɛʁvjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The Battle of Rocheservière was fought nearby in 1815.

Rocheservière
The Gallo-Roman bridge in Rocheserviere
The Gallo-Roman bridge in Rocheserviere
Coat of arms of Rocheservière
Location of Rocheservière
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Rocheservière is located in France
Rocheservière
Rocheservière
Rocheservière is located in Pays de la Loire
Rocheservière
Rocheservière
Coordinates: 46°56′23″N 1°30′29″W / 46.9397°N 1.5081°W / 46.9397; -1.5081
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonAizenay
IntercommunalityCA Terres de Montaigu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Dabreteau[1]
Area
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28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,519
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85190 /85620
Elevation15–72 m (49–236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Rocheservière has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Rocheservière is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 831.3 mm (32.73 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.6 °C (67.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Rocheservière was 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 10 February 1986.

Climate data for Rocheservière (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1985−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
22.4
(72.3)
24.0
(75.2)
27.8
(82.0)
32.1
(89.8)
39.6
(103.3)
41.8
(107.2)
39.5
(103.1)
34.2
(93.6)
31.2
(88.2)
21.7
(71.1)
18.5
(65.3)
41.8
(107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
10.5
(50.9)
13.5
(56.3)
16.3
(61.3)
20.0
(68.0)
23.6
(74.5)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.8)
22.8
(73.0)
17.9
(64.2)
12.9
(55.2)
9.9
(49.8)
17.4
(63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
6.4
(43.5)
8.7
(47.7)
10.9
(51.6)
14.5
(58.1)
17.7
(63.9)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
16.7
(62.1)
13.4
(56.1)
9.2
(48.6)
6.6
(43.9)
12.4
(54.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
2.2
(36.0)
3.9
(39.0)
5.4
(41.7)
8.9
(48.0)
11.9
(53.4)
13.4
(56.1)
13.2
(55.8)
10.5
(50.9)
8.9
(48.0)
5.5
(41.9)
3.3
(37.9)
7.5
(45.5)
Record low °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6)
−17.0
(1.4)
−10.2
(13.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.0
(37.4)
5.5
(41.9)
3.0
(37.4)
1.6
(34.9)
−4.4
(24.1)
−7.6
(18.3)
−9.6
(14.7)
−17.0
(1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88.4
(3.48)
66.0
(2.60)
61.0
(2.40)
62.3
(2.45)
57.3
(2.26)
44.8
(1.76)
48.0
(1.89)
48.0
(1.89)
67.1
(2.64)
90.0
(3.54)
96.1
(3.78)
102.3
(4.03)
831.3
(32.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.1 10.5 9.7 9.8 9.2 7.7 7.5 6.9 7.9 11.4 13.0 13.7 120.3
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,774—    
1975 1,948+1.35%
1982 2,182+1.63%
1990 2,245+0.36%
1999 2,241−0.02%
2007 2,789+2.77%
2012 3,068+1.93%
2017 3,322+1.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE