Thorigny

For the commune in Seine-et-Marne, see Thorigny-sur-Marne.

Thorigny (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Thorigny
Commune
The church in Thorigny
Coat of arms
Location of Thorigny
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Coordinates: 46°36′46″N 1°14′19″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Chantonnay
Intercommunality	La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandra Gaboriau[1]
Area 1	32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,255
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85291 /85480
Elevation	19–97 m (62–318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Education

The commune has a public elementary school, École publique Jacques Golly de Thorigny,^[3] and private school, Ecole Privée Jeanne D'Arc^[4]

Collège public Jean RENOIR, a public junior high school in La Roche Sur-Yon, serves the commune.^[5][6]

Nearby private schools include Ecole Privée Saint Joseph in Fougeré^[4] and Collège privé RICHELIEU in La Roche Sur-Yon.^[5]

There is also a public library in Thorigny.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department