Cheffois

Cheffois
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	La Châtaigneraie
Community association	Pays de la Châtaigneraie
Coordinates	46 ° 40 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W
height	75-199 m
surface	18.63 km 2
Residents	977 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85390
INSEE code	85067
Website	http://www.cheffois.fr/
Saint-Pierre church

Cheffois is a French commune with 977 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of La Châtaigneraie . The inhabitants are called chiefs .

geography

Cheffois is about 48 kilometers east of La Roche-sur-Yon . Cheffois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Réaumur in the north and north-west, Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin in the north-east, La Tardière in the east, Saint-Maurice-le-Girard in the south and Mouilleron-en-Pareds in the west and south-west.

The former route nationale 752 (today's D752) runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	905	799	758	764	816	821	901	977
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Dolmen La Pierre-qui-Vire
• Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, renovations from the 15th century, monument historique since 1982
• La Rousselière castle from the 18th / 19th centuries century
• House La Girardière

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cheffois

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 173-175.

Web links

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