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Cugand-la-Bernardière
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cugand-la-Bernardière (French pronunciation: [kyɡɑ̃ la bɛʁnaʁdjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was formed on 1 January 2025 by the merger of Cugand and La Bernardière.[3]
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Geography and climate
Cugand-la-Bernardière is located on the south bank of the Sèvre Nantaise, 28 km southeast of Nantes.[4] It borders the following communes:
- In Vendée:
- In Loire-Atlantique:
Like the rest of the Vendée, Cugand-la-Bernardière has an oceanic climate.[5]
History
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The name Cugand is attested in 1287 as Cugant.[6] La Bernardière was once known as La Bernardière-en-Forêts, but the forests have long since disappeared.[7]
The Western Roman emperor Honorius built fortifications in Cugand to stop Breton incursions, but only traces of the Roman presence remain.[4] Under the Kingdom of France, Cugand and La Bernardière belonged to the Brittany–Poitou marches.[4][7] In 1789, Cugand had about 1800 inhabitants, but the town lost about 200 people in the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.[4]
In the 19th century, Cugand became the most industrialized town in the Vendée. The paper and weaving businesses prospered thanks to a favourable tax regime and the ability to power tanning, fulling and paper mills using the Sèvre Nantaise. The last textile mill in Cugand operated until 1985.[4]
On 6 June 1832, one of the last events in the Duchess of Berry's abortive uprising to put her son Henri on the French throne occurred in La Bernardière, when a group of Legitimists was besieged at the chateau of la Penissière by Orléanist troops.[7]
In order to more efficiently pool their resources, the communes of Cugand and La Bernardière agreed to merge to form the new commune of Cugand-la-Bernardière, effective 1 January 2025.[3][8] On 6 January, the councillors of the former communes elected Claude Durand, mayor of La Bernardière since 1989, as the mayor of the new commune.[9] The former communes have been replaced by delegated communes, each having a delegated mayor,[3] and the town halls in both communes will remain functional.[8]
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Economy
There are several business and industrial parks in Cugand,[10] where the largest employer is MéO, a manufacturer of windows and doors.[11] Part of the Liebot Group and formerly known as MC France, it has operated a factory in Cugand since 2014.[12] La Bernardière's economy is more focused on agriculture and small businesses.[13][14]
References
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