Terval

Terval
Commune
Location of Terval
Location within France
Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 46°39′41″N 0°43′56″W / 46.6614°N 0.7322°W / 46.6614; -0.7322
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonLa Châtaigneraie
IntercommunalityPays de la Châtaigneraie
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Damien Crabeil
Area
1
45.78 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Lowest elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2023)
2,147
 • Density46.90/km2 (121.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85289 /85120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terval (French pronunciation: [tɛʁval]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was established as a commune nouvelle on 1 January 2023 from the merger of the communes of La Tardière, Breuil-Barret and La Chapelle-aux-Lys.

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,009—    
1975 2,022+0.09%
1982 2,307+1.90%
1990 2,375+0.36%
1999 2,156−1.07%
2007 2,147−0.05%
2012 2,216+0.63%
2017 2,195−0.19%
2023 2,147−0.37%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Arrêté du 16 décembre 2022 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Terval, retrieved 2024-01-04
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE