Cugand
A replica of the Lourdes Grotto
A replica of the Lourdes Grotto
Coat of arms of Cugand
Location of Cugand
Cugand is located in France
Cugand
Cugand
Cugand is located in Pays de la Loire
Cugand
Cugand
Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 1°15′12″W / 47.0631°N 1.2533°W / 47.0631; -1.2533
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonMortagne-sur-Sèvre
IntercommunalityCA Terres de Montaigu
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Cécile Barreau[1]
Area
1
13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,685
  Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85076 /85610
Elevation13–71 m (43–233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cugand (French pronunciation: [kyɡɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is part of the urban unit of Clisson.[3]

Geography

Cugand is located along the Sèvre Nantaise. Its neighboring communes are:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,199    
1975 2,425+1.41%
1982 2,525+0.58%
1990 2,627+0.50%
1999 2,776+0.61%
2007 3,168+1.66%
2012 3,346+1.10%
2017 3,498+0.89%
Source: INSEE[4]

Local life

Sport

  • Sportive Union Bernardière Cugand : football division
  • Basketball Association Cugand Bernardière : basketball division
  • St Michel Handball : handball division
  • "Les raquettes Cugandaises" : tennis division
  • Athlétisme Mingot Association : athletics division
  • TTAL Cugand : table tennis division

Schools

  • Private elementary school St Michel / Jeanne d'Arc
  • Public elementary school Jean Moulin

Culture

  • Cugandan library
  • World dance and music festival

Events

  • "Festival de Cugand", world dance and music, folk bands of the all world, during 4 days in August (20,000 spectators in 2005 for the 7th festival edition)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Commune de Cugand (85076), INSEE
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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