Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres

Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W / 46.9236; -0.7483
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Mauléon
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
Coat of arms of Mauléon
Location of Mauléon
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Mauléon is located in France
Mauléon
Mauléon
Mauléon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mauléon
Mauléon
Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W / 46.9236; -0.7483
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonMauléon
IntercommunalityCA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-Yves Marolleau[1]
Area
1
120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,597
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79079 /79700
Elevation104–226 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 (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is around 20 km south-east of Cholet, and around 70 km south-east of Nantes.

History[edit]

Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon. 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

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,710—    
1975 6,991+0.59%
1982 7,234+0.49%
1990 7,514+0.48%
1999 7,327−0.28%
2007 7,885+0.92%
2012 8,354+1.16%
2017 8,519+0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE