Les Herbiers

Les Herbiers (French pronunciation: [lez‿ɛʁbje]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.

Les Herbiers
Commune
The town hall in Les Herbiers
Coat of arms
Location of Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers Show map of France Les Herbiers Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 46°52′N 1°01′W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Les Herbiers
Intercommunality	Pays des Herbiers
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Christophe Hogard[1]
Area 1	88.78 km2 (34.28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	16,589
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85109 /85500
Elevation	69–245 m (226–804 ft)
Website	www.lesherbiers.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,050	—
1975	10,599	+2.28%
1982	12,049	+1.85%
1990	13,413	+1.35%
1999	13,932	+0.42%
2007	14,893	+0.84%
2012	15,688	+1.05%
2017	15,958	+0.34%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sport

Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Les Herbiers VF is based in the commune.

Twin towns

Les Herbiers is twinned with:

• Newtown, United Kingdom

Notable people

• Guy Chevalier (born 1938), French clergyman and bishop

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department