Chantonnay

Chantonnay
Commune
The town hall in Chantonnay

Coat of arms
Chantonnay
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Chantonnay
Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 1°02′58″W / 46.6878°N 1.0494°W / 46.6878; -1.0494Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 1°02′58″W / 46.6878°N 1.0494°W / 46.6878; -1.0494
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Chantonnay
Intercommunality Deux Lays
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Villette (MPF)
Area1 82.91 km2 (32.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 8,299
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 85051 /85110
Elevation 18–112 m (59–367 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

The Lay River flows southwestward through the commune and forms part of its eastern and southern borders.

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