Fontenay-le-Comte is a commune of western France. Population (1999): 13,792.

Administration

Fontenay-le-Comte is a sous-préfecture of the Vendée département.

Geography

The Vendée River flows though the town.

Miscellaneous

François Rabelais (ca. 1493-1553) was a monk at Fontenay-le-Comte, where he studied Greek and Latin, as well as science, philology, and law.

Fontenay-le-Comte was the birthplace of:

• François Viète (1540-1603), mathematician
• Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723-1806), zoologist and natural philosopher.

External links

• City council website
• Heraldry of the city