Luçon
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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 | Luçon |
| Intercommunality | Pays né de la mer |
| Mayor | Pierre-Guy Perrier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1–40 m (3.3–130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 10,053 (2006) |
| - Density | 319 /km2 (830 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85128/ 85400 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 46°27′20″N 1°09′53″W / 46.4556°N 1.1647°W
Luçon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It is the seat of the Diocese of Luçon and Luçon Cathedral.
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