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
The Château de Montaigu
Location of Montaigu-Vendée
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Montaigu-Vendée is located in France
Montaigu-Vendée
Montaigu-Vendée
Montaigu-Vendée is located in Pays de la Loire
Montaigu-Vendée
Montaigu-Vendée
Coordinates: 46°58′27″N 1°18′49″W / 46.97417°N 1.31361°W / 46.97417; -1.31361
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonMontaigu-Vendée
IntercommunalityCA Terres de Montaigu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florent Limouzin[1]
Area
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117.92 km2 (45.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,605
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85146 /85600
Elevation13–84 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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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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