Cugand
Cugand is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Location of Cugand 
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| Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 1°15′12″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Joël Caillaud |
| Area 1 | 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,498 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/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. | |
See also
Geography
Cugand is located along the Sèvre Nantaise.
The Cugand's neighboring communes are :
- In Vendée
- La Bernardière
- La Bruffière
- In Loire-Atlantique :
- Clisson
- Gétigné
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson
- Boussay According to the 1999 Insee ranking, Cugand is an urban commune, one of the four of the Clisson urban area.
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)
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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