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La Roche-sur-Yon

La Roche-sur-Yon

Napoleon drew the blueprint for this unusually orderly French city. La Roche-sur-Yon's perfect grid of broad boulevards and leafy squares feels more American than Atlantic, but the crêperies and café terraces keep it firmly Vendéen.

Pedestrian shopping streets
Napoleonic urban design
Relaxed strolling
Local boutiques

Tips

👑Napoleon ordered the grid layout in 1804
🗺️one of France's few planned cities
🌳the main square has a carousel and gardens

La Roche-sur-Yon

85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France