Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres

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
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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, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.

History

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Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon.[3] In January 1973, Mauléon absorbed the former communes La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, Le Temple and Moulins.[4] In January 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was re-established as an independent commune.[5]

Population

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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[6]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0296, 20 December 1972, pp. 13168-13169.
  5. ^ Arrêté du 16 décembre 1991 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de communes), Légifrance.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE