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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″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 38 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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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