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Deux-Sèvres
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Deux-Sèvres is a department in western France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Deux-Sèvres | |
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![]() Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river | |
![]() Location of Deux-Sèvres in France | |
Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°20′E | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Niort |
Subprefectures | Bressuire, Parthenay |
Government | |
• President | Gilbert Favreau |
Area | |
• Total | 5,999.4 km2 (2,316.4 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 373,553 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Demonym | Deux-Sévriens |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-79 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 297 |
Website | http://www.deux-sevres.com |
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Deux-Sèvres means literally "Two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise; these are two rivers which flow through the department.