Exoudun
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Coordinates: 46°20′43″N 0°04′51″W / 46.3453°N 0.0808°WCoordinates: 46°20′43″N 0°04′51″W / 46.3453°N 0.0808°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Niort |
Canton | Celles-sur-Belle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Murielle Heurtebise-Daniaud[1] |
Area 1 | 25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 572 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79115 /79800 |
Elevation | 80–188 m (262–617 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Exoudun is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
History[]
During the Middle Ages, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the Lusignans. Lord of Exoudun was titled: Seigneur d′Exoudun.[3]
See also[]
- Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
- Raoul I of Exoudun
- Raoul II of Exoudun
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Painter 1955, p. 374-384.
Sources[]
- Jourdain, Charles; Delisle, Léopold; Wailly, Natalis de, eds. (1894). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France. 23. Paris: H. Welter.
- Painter, Sidney (1955). "The Houses of Lusignan and Chatellerault 1150-1250". Speculum. 30 (3): 374–384.
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