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 | |
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Commune | |
The Château de Montaigu | |
Location of Montaigu-Vendée ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°58′27″N 1°18′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
Intercommunality | Montaigu-Rocheservière |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Florent Limouzin[1] |
Area 1 | 117.92 km2 (45.53 sq mi) |
Population | 20,424 |
• 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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