Chantonnay

For the Chantonnay meteorite of 1812, see meteorite falls.

Chantonnay
Chantonnay
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Chantonnay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Chantonnay
Intercommunality	Deux Lays
Mayor	Gérard Villette (MPF) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	18–112 m (59–367 ft)
Land area1	82.91 km2 (32.01 sq mi)
Population2	8,299  (2006)
- Density	100 /km2 (260 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	85051/ 85110
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.

Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 1°02′58″W / 46.6877777778°N 1.04944444444°W / 46.6877777778; -1.04944444444

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.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE