Challans
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| The church tower in Challans
The church tower in Challans
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne | |
| Canton | Challans | |
| Intercommunality | Challans-Gois Communauté | |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Pascreau[1] | |
| Area1 | 64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85047 / 85300 | |
| Elevation | 1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
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| Website | challans |
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| 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. | ||
Challans (French pronunciation: [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.
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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
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- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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