Cugand

Cugand
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 1°15′12″W / 47.0631°N 1.2533°W / 47.0631; -1.2533Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 1°15′12″W / 47.0631°N 1.2533°W / 47.0631; -1.2533
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cécile Barreau[1]
Area 1	13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	3,531
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85076 /85610
Elevation	13–71 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:

• In Vendée
  • La Bernardière
  • La Bruffière
• In Loire-Atlantique :
  • • Clisson
    • Gétigné
    • Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson
    • Boussay

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[]

• Communes of the Vendée department

References[]

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