Montaigu-Vendée (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy vɑ̃de]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The municipality was established on January 1, 2019 by the merger of the communes of Boufféré, La Guyonnière, Montaigu, Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu and Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay.[3]
Montaigu-Vendée | |
|---|---|
 The Château de Montaigu | |
Location of Montaigu-Vendée  | |
  Montaigu-Vendée  Montaigu-Vendée | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′27″N 1°18′49″W / 46.97417°N 1.31361°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) | Florent Limouzin[1] |
| Area 1 | 117.92 km2 (45.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,605 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85146 /85600 |
| Elevation | 13–84 m (43–276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,057 | — |
| 1975 | 11,142 | +3.00% |
| 1982 | 12,474 | +1.63% |
| 1990 | 13,736 | +1.21% |
| 1999 | 15,562 | +1.40% |
| 2007 | 17,925 | +1.78% |
| 2012 | 19,383 | +1.58% |
| 2017 | 20,126 | +0.76% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Montaigu-Vendée at 1 January 2020, INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Préfecture de la Vendée (20 April 2017). Arrêté n° 17 - DRCTAJ/2 - 129 portant création de la commune nouvelle " Montaigu-Vendée " (PDF) (in French). La Roche-sur-Yon. p. 30.
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