La Boissière-de-Montaigu

La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in La Boissière-de-Montaigu

Coat of arms
La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Location within Pays de la Loire region
La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W / 46.9517°N 1.19°W / 46.9517; -1.19Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W / 46.9517°N 1.19°W / 46.9517; -1.19
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Montaigu
Intercommunality Terres de Montaigu
Area1 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,945
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

La Boissière-de-Montaigu is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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

Historical population of La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Year178918021962196819751982199019992006
Population11003601313138314301500158415681945

See also

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