Chaix

former commune in Vendée, France

Chaix is a former commune. It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the Vendée department in the west of France. On 1 January 2017, it became a part of the new commune of Auchay-sur-Vendée.[1]

Chaix
Coat of arms of Chaix
Location of Chaix
Map
Chaix is located in France
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Chaix
Chaix is located in Pays de la Loire
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Chaix
Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 0°51′15″W / 46.4333°N 0.8542°W / 46.4333; -0.8542
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
IntercommunalityPays de Fontenay-le-Comte
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joël Giraud
Area
1
7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
454
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85044 /85200
Elevation2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

References change

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 4 August 2016 (in French)