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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Cugand
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = G-85 Cugand Grotte 0988.JPG
|caption                = A replica of the [[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes#Grotto of Massabielle|Lourdes Grotto]]
|image coat of arms     = Blason ville fr Cugand (Vendée).svg
|arrondissement         = La Roche-sur-Yon
|canton                 = Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
|INSEE                  = 85076
|postal code            = 85610
|mayor                  = Cécile Barreau<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu|CA Terres de Montaigu]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|47.0631|-1.2533|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m        = 13
|elevation max m        = 71
|area km2               = 13.47
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
'''Cugand''' ({{IPA|fr|kyɡɑ̃}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Vendée]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Pays de la Loire]] [[Regions of France|region]] in western [[France]].
Before the creation of the departments with the French Republic, under the French Kingdom, the parish of Cugand was part of "Marches Bretagne-Poitou" (joint possession) and of Brittany on the religious level ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes]]).
It is part of the [[urban unit]] of [[Clisson]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/85076-cugand Commune de Cugand (85076)], INSEE</ref>
The commune of Cugand will merge with the nearby commune of La Bernardière in 2025 to form the commune of Cugand-La Bernardière.
== Geography ==
Cugand is located along the [[Sèvre Nantaise]], 28&nbsp;km south-east of [[Nantes]] and 29&nbsp;km south-west of [[Cholet]].
Its neighboring [[Communes of France|communes]] are:
* In [[Vendée]]
** [[La Bernardière]]
** [[La Bruffière]]
*In [[Loire-Atlantique]] :
** [[Clisson]]
** [[Gétigné]]
** [[Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson]]
** [[Boussay, Loire-Atlantique|Boussay]]
== Climate ==
In 2020, [[Météo-France]] has published a typology of the [[Climate of France|climates of Metropolitan France]] in which Cugand is exposed to an [[Oceanic climate]] and located in the "Bretagne Orientale et Méridionale, Pays Nantais, Vendée" climatic region where the amount of rainfall is low in summer and the insolation is good.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http://pluiesextremes.meteo.fr/france-metropole/Un-peu-de-geographie.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=archive.wikiwix.com}}</ref>
==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8200783?sommaire=8200811&geo=COM-85076], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2199
|1975 |2425
|1982 |2525
|1990 |2627
|1999 |2776
|2010|3269
|2015|3448
|2021|3685
}}
== Local life ==
=== Sport ===
* Sportive Union Bernardière Cugand : football division
* Basketball Association Cugand Bernardière : basketball division
* St Michel Handball : handball division
* "Les raquettes Cugandaises" : tennis division
* Athlétisme Mingot Association : athletics division
* TTAL Cugand : table tennis division
=== Health ===
* Health Center Les Caducées
=== Schools ===
* Private elementary school St Michel / Jeanne d'Arc
* Public elementary school Jean Moulin
=== Culture ===
* Cugandan library
* World dance and music festival
== Events ==
* "Festival de Cugand", world dance and music, folk bands of the all world, during 4 days in August (20,000 spectators in 2005 for the 7th festival edition)
==See also==
*[[Communes of the Vendée department]]
==References==
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[[Category:Communes of Vendée]]
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