Fontenay-le-Comte | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 46°27′58″N 0°48′22″W / 46.466°N 0.8061°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Vendée |
Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-Vendée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ludovic Hocbon[1] |
Area 1 | 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
• Urban | 67.4 km2 (26.0 sq mi) |
• Metro | 587.4 km2 (226.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 13,471 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Urban (2018[3]) | 16,592 |
• Urban density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
• Metro (2018[3]) | 41,273 |
• Metro density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 85092 /85200 |
Elevation | 2–68 m (6.6–223.1 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fontenay-le-Comte (IPA: [fɔ̃tənɛ lə kɔ̃t]; Poitevin: Funtenaes or Fintenè) is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its functional area had a population of 41,273.[3]