Un Lyeu, une Rencontre : L’identité vendéenne : quels en sont ses fondements et ses ressorts ?

The Vendée identity: what underpins it and what drives it?

First Vice-Chairman of the Vendée Departmental Council

Guillaume Jean chairs the community of communes of the Pays de Mortagne and the department's Culture, Heritage and International Relations committees.
Where does this strong sense of identity in the Vendée come from and what defines it? Born out of the Vendée wars during the French Revolution, nurtured by Catholicism, maintained by the enhancement of heritage and the preservation of traditions, it is not only conservative but also entrepreneurial, in the cultural, sporting and economic fields.

How do individual initiatives fit in with this collective commitment supported by local authorities?

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