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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 | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | La Châtaigneraie |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Mayor | Gilles Berland (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 35–110 m (115–360 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 852 (2006) |
| - Density | 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85305/ 85120 |
| 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. | |
Vouvant is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Vouvant is labelled as "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France".
Its inhabitants are called Vouvantais.
The Tour Mélusine is the keep of a former castle.