Givrand
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 40 ′ N , 1 ° 53 ′ W | |
| height | 2–33 m | |
| surface | 11.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,176 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 186 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85800 | |
| INSEE code | 85100 | |
 Givrand Town Hall |
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Givrand (also Givrandais ) is a French commune in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne and the canton of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez . The municipality, with 2,176 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), is a member of the Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie municipal association .
geography
Givrand is bordered to the south by the Jaunay River and is close to the Atlantic coast . Givrand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Fenouiller in the north, Saint-Révérend in the northeast, L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie in the east and southeast, Bretignolles-sur-Mer in the south and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in the northwest.
history
In 1983 a necropolis from the Merovingian period and several sarcophagi were discovered
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 484 | 456 | 541 | 708 | 940 | 1,309 | 1,761 | 2.007 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1010-1011.
