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Chantonnay

Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 1°02′58″W / 46.6878°N 1.0494°W / 46.6878; -1.0494
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Chantonnay
The town hall in Chantonnay
The town hall in Chantonnay
Coat of arms of Chantonnay
Location of Chantonnay
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Chantonnay is located in France
Chantonnay
Chantonnay
Chantonnay is located in Pays de la Loire
Chantonnay
Chantonnay
Coordinates: 46°41′16″N 1°02′58″W / 46.6878°N 1.0494°W / 46.6878; -1.0494
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonChantonnay
IntercommunalityPays de Chantonnay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Moinet[1]
Area
1
82.91 km2 (32.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,447
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85051 /85110
Elevation18–112 m (59–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chantonnay (French: [ʃɑ̃tɔnɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

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The river Lay flows southwestward through the commune and forms part of its eastern and southern borders.

Climate

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Chantonnay has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Chantonnay is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 876.9 mm (34.52 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Chantonnay was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 15 February 1956.

Climate data for Chantonnay (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1951−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
24.0
(75.2)
26.8
(80.2)
30.3
(86.5)
35.0
(95.0)
41.3
(106.3)
39.8
(103.6)
41.0
(105.8)
35.2
(95.4)
31.6
(88.9)
22.8
(73.0)
19.0
(66.2)
41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
10.0
(50.0)
13.4
(56.1)
15.1
(59.2)
20.1
(68.2)
23.9
(75.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
22.9
(73.2)
17.8
(64.0)
12.2
(54.0)
9.0
(48.2)
17.2
(63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.9
(42.6)
8.5
(47.3)
10.7
(51.3)
14.6
(58.3)
18.0
(64.4)
19.9
(67.8)
19.8
(67.6)
16.9
(62.4)
13.3
(55.9)
8.6
(47.5)
5.8
(42.4)
12.3
(54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)
1.8
(35.2)
3.7
(38.7)
5.4
(41.7)
9.1
(48.4)
12.0
(53.6)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
10.8
(51.4)
8.8
(47.8)
4.9
(40.8)
2.6
(36.7)
7.4
(45.3)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−17.0
(1.4)
−11.2
(11.8)
−5.0
(23.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
1.0
(33.8)
3.0
(37.4)
3.0
(37.4)
0.0
(32.0)
−4.4
(24.1)
−8.0
(17.6)
−12.5
(9.5)
−17.0
(1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.5
(3.84)
67.4
(2.65)
63.5
(2.50)
67.3
(2.65)
62.6
(2.46)
44.0
(1.73)
49.9
(1.96)
45.2
(1.78)
73.2
(2.88)
106.9
(4.21)
96.3
(3.79)
103.1
(4.06)
876.9
(34.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.2 10.4 11.0 10.9 10.4 7.1 7.2 6.7 8.4 12.3 13.1 13.3 123.9
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,172—    
1975 6,991+1.80%
1982 7,235+0.49%
1990 7,458+0.38%
1999 7,541+0.12%
2007 8,040+0.80%
2012 8,306+0.65%
2017 8,318+0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE