La Châtaigneraie
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the school, see La Châtaigneraie (School)
La Châtaigneraie | |
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Coordinates: 46°39′00″N 0°44′21″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Canton | La Châtaigneraie |
Intercommunality | Pays de la Châtaigneraie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie-Michelle Chaigneau[1] |
Area 1 | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,596 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85059 /85120 |
Elevation | 77–177 m (253–581 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Châtaigneraie (French pronunciation: [la ʃatɛɲʁɛ]) is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It lies halfway between Nantes-Poitiers-Angers, about an hour from the beaches of Les Sables d'Olonne. Located on the sunny side of the Gatines hills, it is greatly attached to its past and values.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,371 | — |
1975 | 2,906 | +2.95% |
1982 | 3,055 | +0.72% |
1990 | 2,904 | −0.63% |
1999 | 2,762 | −0.56% |
2007 | 2,624 | −0.64% |
2012 | 2,662 | +0.29% |
2017 | 2,544 | −0.90% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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