Montaigu-Vendée

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Montaigu-Vendée
Montaigu-Vendée (France)
Montaigu-Vendée
region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Montaigu
Community association Montaigu-Rocheservière
Coordinates 46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W
height 13-84 m
surface 117.92 km 2
Residents 20,126 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 171 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 85600
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Montaigu-Vendée

Montaigu-Vendée is a French municipality with 20,126 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It is part of the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Montaigu , of which it is the seat.

Montaigu-Vendée was formed as Commune nouvelle on January 1, 2019 from the former municipalities of Boufféré , La Guyonnière , Montaigu , Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu and Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay , which in the new municipality had the status of a Commune déléguée to have. The administrative headquarters are in Montaigu.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
Boufféré 85027 16.54 3,383
La Guyonnière 85107 23.18 2,738
Montaigu (administrative headquarters) 85146 3.06 5,197
Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu 85217 34.02 4,289
Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay 85224 41.12 4,519

geography

Montaigu-Vendée is about 32 kilometers south-southeast of Nantes . Montaigu-Vendée is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Remouillé in the north and north-west, Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson in the north and north-east, La Bernardière in the north-east, Treize-Septiers in the east, La Boissière-de-Montaigu in the east and south-east, Chavagnes en-Paillers in the south and south-east, Les Brouzils in the south, L'Herbergement in the south-west, Montréverd in the west and south-west and Vieillevigne in the west.

The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Architectural monuments

See: List of Monuments historiques in Montaigu-Vendée

Community partnerships

There are partnerships with the German communities of Immenhausen and Wesertal in Hessen.

Individual evidence

  1. Decree of the Prefecture No.17-DRCTAJ / 2-129 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Montaigu-Vendée of April 20, 2017.
  2. current population according to INSEE

Web links

Commons : Montaigu-Vendée  - Collection of images, videos and audio files