Bournezeau
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Bournezeau (French pronunciation: [buʁnəzo]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Bournezeau | |
|---|---|
The Abbey of Trizay, in Bournezeau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bournezeau | |
  Bournezeau  Bournezeau | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′11″N 1°10′15″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Chantonnay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louisette Billaudeau[1] |
Area 1 | 60.49 km2 (23.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,452 |
| • Density | 57.07/km2 (147.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85034 /85480 |
| Elevation | 12–104 m (39–341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Lay forms all of the commune's south-eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,301 | — |
| 1975 | 2,172 | −0.82% |
| 1982 | 2,168 | −0.03% |
| 1990 | 2,336 | +0.94% |
| 1999 | 2,439 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 2,907 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 3,206 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 3,373 | +1.02% |
| 2023 | 3,452 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
