Châtillon-sur-Thouet (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃ syʁ twɛ], literally Châtillon on Thouet) is a village and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The village is situated on the river Thouet to the north of the town of Parthenay, with which it forms a contiguous built-up area.
Châtillon-sur-Thouet | |
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 The church in Châtillon-sur-Thouet | |
Location of Châtillon-sur-Thouet  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | Parthenay |
| Intercommunality | CC Parthenay-Gâtine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Marie-Noëlle Beau[1] |
| Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,671 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79080 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune of Châtillon-sur-Thouet has joined together with 37 neighbouring communes to establish the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.[3][4]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,306 | — |
| 1975 | 2,323 | +8.57% |
| 1982 | 2,874 | +3.09% |
| 1990 | 2,769 | −0.46% |
| 1999 | 2,727 | −0.17% |
| 2007 | 2,848 | +0.54% |
| 2012 | 2,764 | −0.60% |
| 2017 | 2,685 | −0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ CC de Parthenay-Gâtine (N° SIREN : 200041333), BANATIC, accessed 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine". Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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