La Châtaigneraie

For the school, see La Châtaigneraie (School)

La Châtaigneraie
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of 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  (2022)[2]	2,590
• Density	330/km2 (840/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department