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Challans | |
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Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W / 46.8467°N 1.8781°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Canton | Challans |
Intercommunality | Challans-Gois Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Pascreau[1] |
Area 1 | 64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 22,494 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85047 /85300 |
Elevation | 1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
Website | challans |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Challans (French: [ʃalɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Notable people
[edit]- Pauline de Lézardière, born in Challans, 25 March 1754, died Proustière Castle, Poiroux, 8 February 1835. Historian.
- Constance Picaud, born in Challans, 5 July 1998. Footballer for France.
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Challans is twinned with:
- Saronno, Italy (2004)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Challans, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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