La Boissière-de-Montaigu (, literally ''La Boissière of Montaigu'') is a commune in the
Vendée
Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.department in the
Pays de la Loire
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region
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in western
France
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.
History
Within the border of the commune, axes, potteries and engraved rocks attest to the presence of man between 3500 and 2800 BC.
Places of interest
Château d' Asson: 15th and 18th centuries. Devastated during the War of Vendée.
Demography
See also
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Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 253 communes of the Vendée department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Official site