Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtaɲ syʁ sɛvʁ], literally Mortagne on Sèvre) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the consolidation Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Évrunes and Saint-Hilaire-de-Mortagne in 1964.
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
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The church in the village of Evrunes, in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
  Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Location within France  Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′33″N 0°57′09″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Brochoire[1] |
Area 1 | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,057 |
| • Density | 276.1/km2 (715.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85151 /85290 |
| Elevation | 57–151 m (187–495 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,246 | — |
| 1975 | 4,691 | +1.43% |
| 1982 | 5,301 | +1.76% |
| 1990 | 5,724 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 5,938 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 6,080 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 5,992 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 5,930 | −0.21% |
| 2023 | 6,057 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
