Challans

Challans is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Challans
The church tower in Challans
Coat of arms
Location of Challans
Challans
Challans
Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLes Sables-d'Olonne
CantonChallans
IntercommunalityMarais et bocage
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Rémi Pascreau[1]
Area
1
64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
20,622
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85047 /85300
Elevation1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
Websitechallans.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable people

  • Pauline de Lézardière, born Challans, 25 March 1754, died Proustière Castle, Poiroux, 8 February 1835. Historian

Twin towns — sister cities

Challans is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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