Saint-Loup-Lamairé

Saint-Loup-Lamairé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu lamɛʁe]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Commune
The Château of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Loup-Lamairé
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Coordinates: 46°47′21″N 0°09′50″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	Le Val de Thouet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Bironneau[1]
Area 1	21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,011
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79268 /79600
Elevation	74–162 m (243–531 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune was formed in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet and Lamairé.

As indicated by its name, the village of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet is situated on the River Thouet. The long-distance walking route GR 36 also passes through, en route from Ouistreham, on the coast of the English Channel, to Bourg-Madame, on the border with Spain.^[3][4]

See also

• Théophane Vénard, born in Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet
• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

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. "France for Walkers - The Thouet Valley". France Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
4. Carte de Promenade - 33 - Cholet Niort. Institut Geographique National.