La Châtaigneraie

For the school, see La Châtaigneraie (School)

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Châtaigneraie

(2023–2026) Marie-Michelle Chaigneau^[1]Area

7.94 km² (3.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,596 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

85059 /85120

Elevation77–177 m (253–581 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Châtaigneraie (French pronunciation: [la ʃatɛɲʁɛ]) is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

It lies halfway between Nantes-Poitiers-Angers, about an hour from the beaches of Les Sables d'Olonne. Located on the sunny side of the Gatines hills, it is greatly attached to its past and values.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,371	—
1975	2,906	+2.95%
1982	3,055	+0.72%
1990	2,904	−0.63%
1999	2,762	−0.56%
2007	2,624	−0.64%
2012	2,662	+0.29%
2017	2,544	−0.90%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE