Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte

The Castle of Terre Neuve is an historic château in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France. It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1978. The Castle of Terre Neuve was built in the 1580s and 1590s for Nicolas Rapin.

The Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte were fought on 16 May 1793 and on 25 May 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between forces of the French Republic under Alexis Chalbos and Royalist forces under Marquis de Lescure and Charles de Bonchamps. The battle was fought near the town of Fontenay-le-Comte in Vendée, France, and ended in a Royalist victory. The first battle resulted in the town's successful resistance to the insurgent army; the second battle resulted in the Vendean victory.

Fontenay-le-Comte (IPA: [fɔ̃tənɛ lə kɔ̃t]; Poitevin: Funtenaes or Fintenè) is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its functional area had a population of 41,273.

The canton of Fontenay-le-Comte is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Fontenay-le-Comte.It consists of the following communes:

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

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

Sérigné (French pronunciation: [seʁiɲe]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is located 5 km northwest from Fontenay-le-Comte and 48 km southeast from La Roche-sur-Yon, the capital city of Vendée.

L'Orbrie (French pronunciation: [lɔʁbʁi]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Fontaines is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Doix-lès-Fontaines.

Chaix is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Auchay-sur-Vendée.

Auchay-sur-Vendée (French pronunciation: [oʃɛ syʁ vɑ̃de], literally Auchay on Vendée) is a commune in the department of Vendée, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Auzay (the seat) and Chaix.

Auzay (French pronunciation: [ozɛ]) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Auchay-sur-Vendée.