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Chef-Boutonne

Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W / 46.1106; -0.0683
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Chef-Boutonne
The water tower in Chef-Boutonne
The water tower in Chef-Boutonne
Coat of arms of Chef-Boutonne
Location of Chef-Boutonne
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Chef-Boutonne is located in France
Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne
Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W / 46.1106; -0.0683
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonMelle
IntercommunalityMellois en Poitou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Michelet[1]
Area
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40.38 km2 (15.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,390
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79083 /79110
Elevation71–146 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

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The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.

Population

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The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 September 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE