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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Chantonnay |
| Intercommunality | Deux Lays |
| Mayor | Gérard Villette (MPF) (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 18–112 m (59–367 ft) |
| Land area1 | 82.91 km2 (32.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,299 (2006) |
| - Density | 100 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85051/ 85110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Chantonnay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The Lay River flows southwestward through the commune and forms part of its eastern and southern borders.