La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération

The Institut catholique d'études supérieures (English: Catholic Institute of Higher Studies), also called "Catholic University of Vendée", is a Grande école in Vendée, France, founded in 1989. In 1990, under the authority of the Catholic University of the West, the Catholic University of the Vendée (ICES) was opened in La Roche-sur-Yon. After three years of collaboration, the Superior Council of the Catholic University of the West awarded the Catholic University of the Vendée (ICES) its academic independence in 1993. François Garnier, Bishop of Luçon, became the institutional head of the establishment with the responsibility of maintaining its ecclesiastical membership. It was accepted as a French Grande Ecole by Conférence des Grandes Ecoles in 2023. ICES has a main building, designed by the French architect Denis Laming, that was built between 1990 and 1994. The University Library was completed in 1997. A student residence was established in the abandoned convent of the Sisters of the Christian Schools of Mercy in 2000.

La Roche-sur-Yon (pronounced [la ʁɔʃ syʁ jɔ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is Yonnais. Known for its historical significance and cultural heritage, La Roche-sur-Yon also houses a wide range of educational institutions, from primary schools to higher education establishments.

Vendée (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃de] ; Breton: Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. Its prefecture is La Roche-sur-Yon.

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, western France, standing on Place Napoléon. It is due to be replaced by a new municipal building on the corner of Jean Jaurès and Rue Salvador Allende in 2025.

The arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 293,895 (2016), and its area is 2,489.1 km2 (961.0 sq mi).

The canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-2 is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Roche-sur-Yon. It consists of the following communes: Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux La Chaize-le-Vicomte Nesmy La Roche-sur-Yon (partly)

The canton of La Roche-sur-Yon-1 is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Roche-sur-Yon. It consists of the following communes: Dompierre-sur-Yon Landeronde Mouilleron-le-Captif La Roche-sur-Yon (partly) Venansault

Gare de La Roche-sur-Yon is a railway station serving the town La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée department, western France.

Stade Henri Desgranges is a stadium in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of La Roche VF. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators.

Mouilleron-le-Captif (French pronunciation: [mujʁɔ̃ lə kaptif]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Fontenelles Abbey or Les Fontenelles Abbey (French: Abbaye des Fontenelles; Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles; Latin: Fontenellae, Fintanelum, Fontenacum or Fontenaeum) was an Augustinian monastery in the former commune of Saint-André-d'Ornay (incorporated into La Roche-sur-Yon in 1964), in the Vendée, France.

Nesmy (French pronunciation: [nɛmi]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is located 30 km (19 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 10 km (6.2 mi) from La Roche-sur-Yon. Nesmy is part of the Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération (before 2010, it was : the Communauté de Communes du Pays Yonnais).