Chef-Boutonne

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Chef-Boutonne
Commune
The water tower in Chef-Boutonne
The water tower in Chef-Boutonne
Coat of arms of Chef-Boutonne
Coat of arms
Location of Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne is located in France
Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne
Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W / 46.1106; -0.0683Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W / 46.1106; -0.0683
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonMelle
IntercommunalityMellois en Poitou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Michelet[1]
Area
1
40.38 km2 (15.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,508
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79083 /79110
Elevation71–146 m (233–479 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chef-Boutonne (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɛf butɔn]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes La Bataille, Crézières and Tillou were merged into Chef-Boutonne.[3]

Geography[]

The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.

See also[]

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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 September 2018 (in French)



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