Bourbon-Vendée

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Bourbon-Vendée was the early 19th-century name of the French town now known as La Roche-sur-Yon, reflecting its brief royalist rebranding under Napoleon and the Bourbon Restoration.

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Bourbon-Vendée canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune
former name of a populated place
administrativeDivisionType commune of Vendée
administrativeRole chef-lieu of Vendée department
associatedWithConflict post–War in the Vendée context
belongsToHistoricalRegion Poitou (historical region)
linked to: Poitou
country France
createdAsPlannedTownBy Napoleon I
departmentCapitalOf Vendée
function administrative center
geographicFeatureType inland town
hasHistoricalNameType politically motivated name
hasHistoricalNote name abandoned after political changes in France
hasHistoricalStatus royalist toponym
temporary official name
hasMunicipalStatus commune and prefecture
hasNameOrigin House of Bourbon
hasPoliticalConnotation royalist
hasPoliticalContext Bourbon Restoration
First French Empire
hasPredecessor La Roche-sur-Yon (pre-Imperial name)
linked to: La Roche-sur-Yon
hasSuccessor La Roche-sur-Yon
hasTopLevelAdministrativeDivision France
hasUrbanPlanFeature central square
geometric layout
radial street plan
historicalPeriod early 19th century
isPartOf French Empire (historical)
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration)
linked to: Restoration France
languageOfName French
locatedIn Pays de la Loire
Vendée
western France
locatedNear center of Vendée department
namedAfter Bourbon dynasty
linked to: House of Bourbon
nowKnownAs La Roche-sur-Yon
rebrandedUnder Bourbon Restoration
Napoleon I
regionCapitalOf none
role prefectural town of Vendée
timeOfUse 19th century
toponymReflects Bourbon legitimacy
royalist allegiance
urbanLayoutType planned city
wasRenamedFrom La Roche-sur-Yon
wasRenamedTo La Roche-sur-Yon

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La Roche-sur-Yon formerName Bourbon-Vendée