Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres

Mauléon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. It is around 20 km south-east of Cholet, and around 70 km south-east of Nantes.

Mauléon
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
Coat of arms
Location of Mauléon
Mauléon
Mauléon
Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonMauléon
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Pierre-Yves Marolleau
Area
1
120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,519
  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.

History

Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon. The territory of the commune also includes the villages of La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Moulins, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné and Le Temple

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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