Tour de France Road closures in the Vendée

Tour de France: All About Road Closures in the Vendée

The Vendée will have its time of the Tour de France cyclists on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July. Motorists will have to make their arrangements. The Vendée is preparing to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France cycling, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July. On the roads of the department, priority will be given to the peloton. To […]

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An Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude in Vendee during the night

Vendee: An Earthquake of a Magnitude 4.8 in the Night

An earthquake woke the Vendee, on the night of Sunday to Monday, causing no injuries. The epicenter was located at the boundary between the Vendee and Deux Sevres. The tremor was felt even in Vienne. Firefighters in Vendée, Deux-Sèvres received dozens of phone calls on Monday 12th February at dawn. Calls for people reporting that they had been […]

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The orange alert still in force in the Vendée

Orange Alert Vendée. High Tide Crossed without Damage

The Vendée is on orange weather alert for the risk of storm waves with submersion. High tide was at 5.39am this morning, an hour later, the prefecture has not a single intervention of firefighters due to the weather. Strong wind and significant tidal coefficient led to fear a rise in sea level this Tuesday, February 28th […]

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Concert in the Vendée cancelled due to a terrorist threat

Vendée: A Concert Cancelled for Terrorist Threat

SECURITY: Lignerock, the concert to be held Saturday night in Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron (Vendée) was cancelled for terrorist threat. The prefecture has decided to cancel the Lignerock concert this Saturday night after three telephone calls in the evening, around 5 pm at the town hall, the gendarmerie and the mobile phone of the president of the festival […]

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The Tour de France in 2018 will officially start in the Vendée

The Tour de France 2018 will Start from Vendée: it’s Official

At halftime of the France-Scotland rugby match, Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France comes to formalize things: Grand start of the Tour de France 2018 will be in the Vendée. “The Tour de France 2018 will start on June 30th, on the Atlantic coast of Vendée and Loire” , announced on France 2, […]

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Storm Kurt caused 134 calls for help by firefighters in the Vendée

Storm Kurt: 134 interventions by firefighters in four hours in the Vendée

The departmental operational center for fire and rescue has just delivered an update on interventions by firefighters about storm Kurt that is currently shaking the Vendée. A second winter storm comes to our shores in the night from Friday to Saturday. Since Friday, the department is on alert for strong winds. From midday, the fire […]

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Emmanuel Macron is to visit the Vendee department and the Puy du Fou on the 19th August

Emmanuel Macron Expected Friday in Vendee

The information was relayed on Tuesday, which announced the arrival of the Minister of Economy at the Puy du Fou in the Vendee. The Official visit, with Emmanuel Macron, on Friday, August 19th, at the meeting of innovative companies of the department. Expected Friday morning, the Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital, will visit, initially, […]

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