Luçon
Luçon | |
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Luçon | |
Luçon Luçon | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Luçon |
| Intercommunality | Sud Vendée Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Bonnin |
Area 1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 9,417 |
| • Density | 298.8/km2 (773.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85128 /85400 |
| Elevation | 1–40 m (3.3–131.2 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Luçon (pronounced [lysɔ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department, Pays de la Loire region, western France. Its inhabitants are known as Luçonnais.
Luçon Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Luçon (comprising the Vendée), where Cardinal Richelieu once served as bishop.