La Chaize-Giraud
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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 ° 39 ′ N , 1 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 2–43 m | |
| surface | 2.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,068 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 394 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85220 | |
| INSEE code | 85045 | |
 Town hall of La Chaize-Giraud (behind it Saint-Nicolas church) |
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La Chaize-Giraud is a French commune with 1,068 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) 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 (until 2015: canton of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie ). The municipality is a member of the Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie municipal association . The inhabitants are called the Chaizois .
geography
La Chaize-Giraud is located near the Atlantic coast and is bordered by the Vie in the north . La Chaize-Giraud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie in the north, Landevieille in the east and south, and Bretignolles-sur-Mer in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 240 | 305 | - | - | 546 | 597 | 690 | 990 |
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Attractions
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- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1921
Personalities
- Émile Amélineau (1850–1915), Egyptologist and Coptologist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1002-1003.
Web links
Commons : La Chaize-Giraud - collection of images, videos and audio files
