[1] Cugand-la-Bernardière is located on the south bank of the Sèvre Nantaise, 28 km southeast of Nantes.

[2][5] In 1789, Cugand had about 1800 inhabitants, but the town lost about 200 people in the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.

[2] On 6 June 1832, one of the last events [fr] in the Duchess of Berry's abortive uprising [fr] to put her son Henri on the French throne occurred in La Bernardière, when a group of Legitimists was besieged at the chateau of la Penissière by Orléanist troops.

[5] In order to more efficiently pool their resources, the Cugand and La Bernardière agreed to merge to form the new commune of Cugand-la-Bernardière, effective 1 January 2025.

[6] There are several business and industrial parks in Cugand,[8] where the largest employer is MéO, a manufacturer of windows and doors.