Challans

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Challans

Coat of arms of Challans
Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton Challans
Intercommunality Marais et bocage
Mayor Serge Rondeau
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 1–64 m (3.3–210.0 ft)
(avg. 11 m (36 ft)*)
Land area1 64.84 km2 (25.03 sq mi)
Population2 18,349  (2006)
 - Density 283/km2 (730/sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Challans is a commune. It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the Vendée department in the west of France.