Challans

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

Challans
Commune
The church tower in Challans
Coat of arms
Location of Challans
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Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Challans
Intercommunality	Marais et bocage
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rémi Pascreau[1]
Area ^1	64.84 km^2 (25.03 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	20,622
• Density	320/km^2 (820/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.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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:

• Saronno, Italy (2004)

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

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.