La Garnache

La Garnache
Commune
The town hall in La Garnache
Coat of arms
Location of La Garnache
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Coordinates: 46°53′29″N 1°49′47″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Challans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Petit[1]
Area ^1	59.49 km^2 (22.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,316
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85096 /85710
Elevation	8–52 m (26–171 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Garnache (French pronunciation: [la ɡaʁnaʃ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,628	—
1975	2,807	+0.95%
1982	3,152	+1.67%
1990	3,379	+0.87%
1999	3,576	+0.63%
2007	4,276	+2.26%
2012	4,630	+1.60%
2017	4,995	+1.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department
• François de Charette

References

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE