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Montaigu

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Montaigu

Total population

20,605

Air quality index

20Good
Coordinates46.98°, -1.31°

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City facts

Overview

Montaigu is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Montaigu-Vendée.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.9762
Longitude
-1.3122
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
20
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
34,305
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819)
    Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819) · Mammalia
    3,355
  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    1,668
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    992
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    947
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    924
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    889
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    871
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    808

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
94
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2023-06-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Maxime Bossis
Maxime Bossis
French football player and manager (born 1955)
Louis-Marie Baudouin
Louis-Marie Baudouin
French Catholic priest
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
French politician (1753-1824)
Jean-Yves Saunier
Jean-Yves Saunier
Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André
Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André
French soldier, politician and officer
Charles Dugast-Matifeux
Charles Dugast-Matifeux
French historian (1812-1894)
Claude-René Pâris
Claude-René Pâris
French military personnel (1736-1795)
D
Dominique Caillaud
French politician
Gilles de la Roche-Saint-André
Gilles de la Roche-Saint-André
French admiral
J
Jacques Gabriel du Chaffault
French politician and soldier (1769–1849)
J
Joël Bossis
footballer
J
Jérôme Foucher
French actor
Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné
Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné
French Navy officer of the 18th century
N
Nanine Souvestre-Papot
French woman of letters (1806-1886)
P
Paul Boutin
French Catholic priest
P
Philippe Charles Aimé Goupilleau de Montaigu
French politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,350

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Chlorophorus glabromaculatus
Chlorophorus glabromaculatus
Chlorophorus glabromaculatus
Seen 2026-07-04
common hazel
common hazel
Corylus avellana
Seen 2026-07-01
Continental Striped Shield Bug
Continental Striped Shield Bug
Graphosoma italicum italicum
Seen 2026-07-01
Raspberry gall midge
Raspberry gall midge
Lasioptera rubi
Seen 2026-07-01
Spindle
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Seen 2026-07-01
Field Elm
Field Elm
Ulmus minor
Seen 2026-07-01
alder vein angle gall
alder vein angle gall
Eriophyes inangulis
Seen 2026-07-01
common bracken
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Seen 2026-07-01
European Holly Leafminer
European Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicis
Seen 2026-07-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Montaigu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Montaigu 1 (52328139342) — Montaigu, France0.1 miPortail Saint Léonard à Montaigu — Montaigu, France0.1 miChâteau de Montaigu. — Montaigu, France0.2 miMontaigu - Maison — Montaigu, France0.3 miMontaigu 2 (52328139082) — Montaigu, France0.5 miW0206-StHilaireLoulay Lande 58951 — Montaigu, France1.3 miW0207-StHilaireLoulay Lande 58956 — Montaigu, France1.3 miW0208-StHilaireLoulay Lande 58952 — Montaigu, France1.3 miW0208-StHilaireLoulay Lande 58955 — Montaigu, France1.4 miGuyonniere CalvaireMeslay 59028 — Montaigu, France1.4 miGuyonniere Grotte 59040 — Montaigu, France1.4 miW2221-Bouffere Senardiere 0019N8 — Montaigu, France1.5 miW2223-Bouffere Senardiere Chap 93995 — Montaigu, France1.5 miFr-85-La Guyonnière-Allee-de-Meslay — Montaigu, France1.5 miGuyonniere ChapelleMeslay 59029 — Montaigu, France1.7 miW1436-Bouffere NDAssomption 1861 22159 — Montaigu, France1.7 miISS065-E-295129 - View of Earth — Montaigu, France1.7 miISS065-E-295130 - View of Earth — Montaigu, France1.7 miISS065-E-300628 - View of Earth — Montaigu, France1.7 miISS065-E-300629 - View of Earth — Montaigu, France1.7 miW8015 Bouffere NDAssomption NDLourdes 203559EOS — Montaigu, France1.7 miW8016 Bouffere NDAssomption SacreCoeur 203560EOS — Montaigu, France1.7 miW8017 Bouffere NDAssomption StAntoinePadoue 203561EOS — Montaigu, France1.7 miW8018 Bouffere NDAssomption SteTherese 203558EOS — Montaigu, France1.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API