Châtillon-sur-Thouet

Châtillon-sur-Thouet

The church in Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Châtillon-sur-Thouet

Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°W / 46.6619; -0.2396Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°W / 46.6619; -0.2396
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Parthenay
Intercommunality Parthenay
Area1 16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,949
  Density 180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châtillon-sur-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.

The commune of Châtillon-sur-Thouet has joined together with six neighbouring communes to establish the communauté de communes of Parthenay which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Code Officiel Géographique". Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  2. "Communauté de communes de Parthenay". Communauté de communes de Parthenay. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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