Challans: facts

At a glance

• Country: France
• Region: Pays de la Loire
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 18,947
• Coordinates: 46.8458° N, 1.8794° W
• Time zone: Europe/Paris (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Paris: 386 km (240 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport (SNR): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH): 91 km (56 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Les Sables-d'Olonne: 39 km (25 mi)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: 40 km (25 mi)
• Bouguenais: 42 km (26 mi)
• Coueron: 43 km (27 mi)
• Saint-Herblain: 44 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nantes, 48 km (30 mi)