La Boissière-de-Montaigu

La Boissière-de-Montaigu (French pronunciation: [la bwasjɛʁ də mɔ̃tɛɡy], literally La Boissière of Montaigu) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Coat of arms
Location of La Boissière-de-Montaigu
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Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Montaigu-Vendée
Intercommunality	CA Terres de Montaigu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anthony Bonnet[1]
Area 1	29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,279
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85025 /85600
Elevation	35–97 m (115–318 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Within the border of the commune, axes, potteries and engraved rocks attest to the presence of man between 3500 and 2800 BC.

Places of interest

Château d' Asson: 15th and 18th centuries. Devastated during the War of Vendée.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 360 —     1806 847 +15.33% 1821 1,055 +1.47% 1831 1,109 +0.50% 1836 1,127 +0.32% 1841 1,133 +0.11% 1846 1,221 +1.51% 1851 1,276 +0.89% 1856 1,324 +0.74% 1861 1,398 +1.09% 1866 1,496 +1.36% 1872 1,507 +0.12% 1876 1,606 +1.60% 1881 1,533 −0.93% 1886 1,607 +0.95% 1891 1,567 −0.50% 1896 1,531 −0.46% 1901 1,561 +0.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,583 +0.28% 1911 1,515 −0.87% 1921 1,404 −0.76% 1926 1,381 −0.33% 1931 1,388 +0.10% 1936 1,390 +0.03% 1946 1,344 −0.34% 1954 1,334 −0.09% 1962 1,453 +1.07% 1968 1,383 −0.82% 1975 1,430 +0.48% 1982 1,500 +0.69% 1990 1,584 +0.68% 1999 1,568 −0.11% 2007 1,957 +2.81% 2012 2,200 +2.37% 2017 2,251 +0.46%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Boissière-de-Montaigu, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site
• Ecole Privée
• Course des As