Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne | |
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![]() The water tower in Chef-Boutonne | |
Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Niort |
Canton | Melle |
Intercommunality | Mellois en Poitou |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Michelet[1] |
Area 1 | 40.38 km2 (15.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,390 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79083 /79110 |
Elevation | 71–146 m (233–479 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chef-Boutonne (French pronunciation: [ʃɛf butɔn]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes La Bataille, Crézières and Tillou were merged into Chef-Boutonne.[3]
Geography
[edit]The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.
Population
[edit]The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,838 | — |
1975 | 2,888 | +0.25% |
1982 | 2,870 | −0.09% |
1990 | 2,739 | −0.58% |
1999 | 2,673 | −0.27% |
2007 | 2,715 | +0.20% |
2012 | 2,533 | −1.38% |
2017 | 2,563 | +0.24% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 September 2018 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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