Montournais

Montournais

The west door of the Church of Our Lady, in Montournais

Coat of arms
Montournais

Coordinates: 46°44′33″N 0°45′43″W / 46.7425°N 0.7619°W / 46.7425; -0.7619Coordinates: 46°44′33″N 0°45′43″W / 46.7425°N 0.7619°W / 46.7425; -0.7619
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton Pouzauges
Intercommunality Pays de Pouzauges
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Guignard
Area1 29.14 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,796
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 85147 / 85700
Elevation 103–251 m (338–823 ft)

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.

Montournais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

The river Lay forms all of the commune's southern border.

See also

References

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