Challans
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| Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W / 46.8467°N 1.8781°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Challans |
| Intercommunality | Challans-Gois Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Pascreau[1] |
Area 1 | 64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 22,943 |
| • Density | 353.8/km2 (916.4/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 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Challans (French: [ʃalɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.
Population
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Notable people
- Pauline de Lézardière, born in Challans, 25 March 1754, died Proustière Castle, Poiroux, 8 February 1835. Historian.
- Constance Picaud, born in Challans, 5 July 1998. Footballer for France.
Twin towns — sister cities
Challans is twinned with:
- Saronno, Italy (2004)
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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 Challans, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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