Chauché
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Montaigu | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Fulgent Les Essarts | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 49-101 m | |
| surface | 41.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,470 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85140 | |
| INSEE code | 85064 | |
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Chauché is a French commune in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and is part of the canton of Montaigu (until 2015: canton of Saint-Fulgent ). The 2,470 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Chauchéens .
geography
Chauché is located about 48 kilometers south-southeast of Nantes and about 20 kilometers northeast of La Roche-sur-Yon . Chauché is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Brouzils , Chavagne-en-Palliers and La Rabatelière in the north, Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie in the east and northeast, Les Essarts in the south and southeast, Boulogne in the south and southwest, Dompierre-sur -Yon in the southwest, Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse in the west and La Copechagnière in the northwest.
The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
The Battle of Chauché took place near Chauché on February 2, 1794, during which the republican troops were defeated by the royalist supporters of the Vendée.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,826 | 1,707 | 1,633 | 1,728 | 1,813 | 1.926 | 2.130 | 2,373 |
Attractions
- Menhir de la Limouzinière ( Monument historique )
- 16th century portal of Boutarlière
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 967-970.
