La Boissière-de-Montaigu (French pronunciation: [la bwasjɛʁ də mɔ̃tɛɡy], literally La Boissière of Montaigu) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
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 The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
  La Boissière-de-Montaigu  La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W / 46.9517°N 1.19°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Intercommunality | CA Terres de Montaigu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anthony Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,311 |
| • Density | 79.4/km2 (206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85025 /85600 |
| Elevation | 35–97 m (115–318 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editWithin the border of the commune, axes, potteries and engraved rocks attest to the presence of man between 3500 and 2800 BC.
Places of interest
editChâteau d' Asson: 15th and 18th centuries. Devastated during the War of Vendée.
Demography
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Boissière-de-Montaigu, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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