Château-d'Olonne

Château-d'Olonne
The Saint-Jean Orbestier Abbey
Château-d'Olonne
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Château-d'Olonne
Coordinates: 46°30′18″N 1°44′10″W / 46.505°N 1.7361°WCoordinates: 46°30′18″N 1°44′10″W / 46.505°N 1.7361°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Canton	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Intercommunality	Olonnes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Yves Burnaud
Area^1	31.22 km^2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	13,420
• Density	430/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	85060 / 85180
Elevation	0–59 m (0–194 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Château-d'Olonne is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

• INSEE