Challans
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Commune of Challans |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Canton | Challans |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Marais et bocage |
| Mayor | Louis Ducept |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 1 m–64 m (avg. 11 m) |
| Land area¹ | 64.84 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
16,132 |
| - Density | 248/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 85047/ 85300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Challans is a commune of the Vendée département in France.
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