Mouilleron-le-Captif
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Mouilleron-le-Captif (French pronunciation: [mujʁɔ̃ lə kaptif]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Mouilleron-le-Captif | |
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The church of Saint-Martin of Tours, in Mouilleron | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mouilleron-le-Captif | |
  Mouilleron-le-Captif  Mouilleron-le-Captif | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′05″N 1°27′15″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | La Roche-sur-Yon-1 |
| Intercommunality | La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Godard[1] |
Area 1 | 19.73 km2 (7.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,273 |
| • Density | 267.3/km2 (692.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85155 /85000 |
| Elevation | 49–83 m (161–272 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 | 1,124 | — |
| 1975 | 1,894 | +7.74% |
| 1982 | 2,927 | +6.42% |
| 1990 | 3,238 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 3,493 | +0.85% |
| 2007 | 4,246 | +2.47% |
| 2012 | 4,803 | +2.50% |
| 2017 | 4,928 | +0.52% |
| 2023 | 5,273 | +1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
