Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres
Mauléon | |
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Location of Mauléon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Mauléon |
| Intercommunality | Delta-Sèvre-Argent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Amiot |
| Area 1 | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 8,110 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79079 /79700 |
| Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mauléon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
History
Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon and Saint-Jouin. The territory of the commune also includes the villages of La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Moulins, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné and Le Temple
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