Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu
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| local community | Montaigu-Vendée | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 85600 | |
| Former INSEE code | 85217 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Georges church |
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Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu is a village and a former French commune with 4,289 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belonged to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon and the canton of Montaigu . The inhabitants are called georgois .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Boufféré , La Guyonnière , Montaigu , Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu and Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Montaigu-Vendée and have the status of a commune in the new municipality déléguée . The administrative headquarters are in Montaigu.
geography
Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu is located on the Maine River , into which the Petite Maine flows here. Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu is surrounded by the villages of Montaigu in the north, La Guyonnière in the northeast, La Boissière-de-Montaigu in the east, Chavagnes-en-Paillers in the south and southeast, Les Brouzils in the south and southwest and Boufféré in the West and northwest.
The former National Route 137 runs through the municipality . The small Montaigu-Saint-Georges airfield is located on the western edge of the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,886 | 1.912 | 2,072 | 2,417 | 2,769 | 3.176 | 3,687 | 4.014 |
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church
- Fishermen's houses on the river
- Boisseau Bridge ( Monument historique )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 535-538.
