Xanton-Chassenon

Xanton-Chassenon
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Fontenay-le-Comte
Community association	Vendée, Sèvre, Autise
Coordinates	46 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W Coordinates: 46 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W
height	7-81 m
surface	19.24 km 2
Residents	729 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	38 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	85240
INSEE code	85306

Xanton-Chassenon is a French municipality with 729 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte and to the municipal association of Vendée, Sèvre, Autise .

geography

Xanton-Chassenon is located on the northeastern edge of the Marais Poitevin , about 23 kilometers northwest of Niort at an altitude between 7 and 81 m above sea level. The Autise flows through the municipal area of 19.24 km² . In the north, the municipality reaches up to the dammed Vendée . The predominantly flat and almost completely treeless environment extends on the Plaine vendéenne , which consists of calcareous sediment from the former seabed.

The districts of Chassenon le Bourg, Chassenon le Vieux, Saint-Vincent, La Tabac, Vignes and Darlais belong to Xanton-Chassenon .

Neighboring municipalities of Xanton-Chassenon are Foussais-Payré in the north, Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges in the northeast, Rives-d'Autise in the southeast, Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux in the south, Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau in the southwest, Fontenay-le-Comte in the west and Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq in the northwest.

history

The municipality of Xanton Chassenon was created in 1827 from the merger of the two municipalities of Xanton and Saint-Martin-de-Chassenon , which were created in 1790 .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	565	561	540	646	691	651	689	729
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Church of St. Peter ( Église Saint-Pierre ), Monument historique
Chassenon Castle ( Château de Chassenon ) over the bank of the Vendée River in the Chassenon le Bourg district from the 16th century with a fountain and park, Monument historique
Priory ( Prieuré de Xanton-Chassenon ) of the Benedictine Abbey of Maillezais , founded in the 14th century by Duke William of Aquitaine , Monument historique

Saint-Pierre church

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 18 farms in the community (grain cultivation, horse and cattle breeding).

The A83 autoroute runs from Nantes to Niort immediately south of the municipality . The railway line from Niort to Fontenay-le-Comte runs through the south of the municipality of Xanton-Chassenon (without a stop).