Fontenay-le-Comte is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018…Fontenay-le-Comte is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its functional area had a population of 41,273.