Challans

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Challans
Commune
The church tower in Challans
Coat of arms
Location of Challans
Challans Location within France Show map of France Challans Location within Pays de la Loire Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W / 46.8467°N 1.8781°W / 46.8467; -1.8781
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
Area 1	64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (2023)	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
Website	challans.fr
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.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2006.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,500 —     1800 2,783 +1.54% 1806 2,928 +0.85% 1821 3,307 +0.81% 1831 3,288 −0.06% 1836 3,640 +2.05% 1841 3,832 +1.03% 1846 4,153 +1.62% 1851 4,135 −0.09% 1856 4,167 +0.15% 1861 4,178 +0.05% 1866 4,486 +1.43% 1872 4,631 +0.53% 1876 4,782 +0.81% 1881 4,917 +0.56% 1886 5,172 +1.02% 1891 5,274 +0.39% 1896 5,453 +0.67% 1901 5,508 +0.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 5,463 −0.16% 1911 5,877 +1.47% 1921 5,407 −0.83% 1926 5,609 +0.74% 1931 5,469 −0.50% 1936 5,704 +0.84% 1946 5,643 −0.11% 1954 5,828 +0.40% 1962 6,962 +2.25% 1968 8,558 +3.50% 1975 11,794 +4.69% 1982 12,845 +1.23% 1990 14,203 +1.26% 1999 16,132 +1.43% 2007 18,035 +1.40% 2012 19,107 +1.16% 2017 20,622 +1.54% 2023 22,943 +1.79%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

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

Challans is twinned with:

• Saronno, Italy (2004)

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

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