Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne | |
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 The water tower in Chef-Boutonne | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Chef-Boutonne  | |
  Chef-Boutonne  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 (2014–2020) | Fabrice Michelet |
| Area 1 | 40.38 km2 (15.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 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 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.[2]
Geography
The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 September 2018 (in French)
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