Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Fontenay-le-Comte Town Hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontenay-le-Comte | |
Fontenay-le-Comte Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| 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 |
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 (2023) | 14,059 |
| • Density | 412.9/km2 (1,069/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2022) | 17,111 |
| • Urban density | 254/km2 (658/sq mi) |
| • Metro (2022) | 41,956 |
| • Metro density | 71.43/km2 (185.0/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 2022, it had a population of 13,806, while its functional area had a population of 41,956.