La Boissière-de-Montaigu
La Boissière-de-Montaigu is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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 The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
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Location of La Boissière-de-Montaigu 
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| Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu |
| Intercommunality | Terres de Montaigu |
| Area 1 | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,251 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/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
Within the border of the commune, axes, potteries and engraved rocks attest to the presence of man between 3500 and 2800 BC.
Places of interest
Château d' Asson: 15th and 18th centuries. Devastated during the War of Vendée.
Démographie
| Year | 1789 | 1802 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1100 | 360 | 1313 | 1383 | 1430 | 1500 | 1584 | 1568 | 1945 |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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