Fontenay-le-Comte is a commune of western France. Population (1999): 13,792.
Fontenay-le-Comte is a sous-préfecture of the Vendée département.
The Vendée River flows though the town.
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:
