Montaigu (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛgy] (listen)) is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Montaigu-Vendée.[2]

Montaigu
Part of Montaigu-Vendée
The Château de Montaigu
Coat of arms
Location of Montaigu
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Coordinates: 46°58′25″N 1°18′31″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Montaigu-Vendée
Commune	Montaigu-Vendée
Area 1	3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	5,253
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	85600
Elevation	23–57 m (75–187 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

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