Challans
Challans is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 22,500 residents
- Description: commune in Vendée, France
- Postal code: 85300
Places of Interest
Highlights include Challans station and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Challans.
Challans station
Railway station
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Challans is a railway station in Challans, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon via Sainte-Pazanne railway. The station is served by TER services operated by the SNCF:…
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Challans
Church
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Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Challans is a church.
Chapelle de l’Immaculée-Conception de la Bloire
Church
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Chapelle de l’Immaculée-Conception de la Bloire is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Challans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soullans and La Garnache.
Soullans
Village
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Soullans is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Soullans is situated 6 km south of Challans.
La Garnache
Village
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La Garnache is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. La Garnache is situated 6 km northeast of Challans.
Sallertaine
Village
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Sallertaine is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Apart from the two historical churches, the village is well known as an arts and crafts community due to the number of independent craftsmen and women who occupy various outlets, often in former homes, during the summer months. Sallertaine is situated 6 km west of Challans.
Challans
- Categories: commune of France and locality
- Location: Challans, Arrondissement of Les Sables-d’Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.84781° or 46° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.87743° or 1° 52′ 39″ westPopulation
22,500Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
FR CAAOpen location code
8CRWR4XF+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 430478010OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Challans” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Challans”
- Arabic: “شلانس”
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- Chinese: “沙朗”
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- Greek: “Σαλάν”
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- Occitan (post 1500): “Chaland”
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- Russian: “Шалан”
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