Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtaɲ syʁ sɛvʁ], literally Mortagne on Sèvre) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the consolidation Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Évrunes and Saint-Hilaire-de-Mortagne in 1964.
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
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![]() The church in the village of Evrunes, in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
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Coordinates: 46°59′33″N 0°57′09″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Brochoire[1] |
Area 1 | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
Population | 6,059 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85151 /85290 |
Elevation | 57–151 m (187–495 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 | 4,246 | — |
1975 | 4,691 | +1.43% |
1982 | 5,301 | +1.76% |
1990 | 5,724 | +0.96% |
1999 | 5,938 | +0.41% |
2007 | 6,080 | +0.30% |
2012 | 5,992 | −0.29% |
2017 | 5,930 | −0.21% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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