Challans

Challans
The church tower in Challans
Coat of arms
Challans
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Challans
Coordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W / 46.8467°N 1.8781°WCoordinates: 46°50′48″N 1°52′41″W / 46.8467°N 1.8781°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Challans
Intercommunality	Marais et bocage
Government
• Mayor (2008-2014)	Serge Rondeau
Area^1	64.84 km^2 (25.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	18,349
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	85047 / 85300
Elevation	1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Challans is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire région in western France.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Challans is twinned with:

• Saronno, Italy (2004)

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE