Cugand

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

(2020–2026) Cécile Barreau^[1]Area13.47 km² (5.20 sq mi)Population3,685 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation13–71 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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Vendée department

References