La Boissière-de-Montaigu
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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La Boissière-de-Montaigu (French pronunciation: [la bwasjɛʁ də mɔ̃tɛɡy], literally La Boissière of Montaigu) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
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The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Boissière-de-Montaigu | |
  La Boissière-de-Montaigu Location within France  La Boissière-de-Montaigu Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 1°11′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Intercommunality | CA Terres de Montaigu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anthony Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,311 |
| • Density | 79.4/km2 (206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85025 /85600 |
| Elevation | 35–97 m (115–318 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Within the border of the commune, axes, potteries and engraved rocks attest to the presence of man between 3500 and 2800 BC.
Places of interest
Château d' Asson: 15th and 18th centuries. Devastated during the War of Vendée.
Demography
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