Chasnais

Chasnais
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Luçon
Community association	Sud Vendée Littoral
Coordinates	46 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W
height	0-30 m
surface	10.77 km 2
Residents	728 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85400
INSEE code	85058
Website	http://www.chasnais.com/
Town hall (Mairie) of Chasnais

Chasnais is a western French community with 728 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . Chasnais belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and the Canton of Luçon . The inhabitants are called Chasnaisiens .

location

Chasnais is located about 34 kilometers north-northwest of La Rochelle in the Vendée countryside . Chasnais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Magnils-Reigniers in the north and east, Triaize in the south and south-east, Saint-Denis-du-Payré in the south-west, Lairoux in the west and La Bretonnière-la-Claye in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	266	241	285	348	465	480	587	713
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church
• Les Voureuils castle

Saint-Pierre church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 418-419.

Web links

Commons : Chasnais  - collection of images, videos and audio files