Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres

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Mauléon
Commune
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
Coat of arms of Mauléon
Coat of arms
Location of Mauléon
Mauléon is located in France
Mauléon
Mauléon
Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W / 46.9236; -0.7483Coordinates: 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
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-Yves Marolleau[1]
Area
1
120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
8,533
 • 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 (French pronunciation: ​[moleɔ̃]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is around 20 km south-east of Cholet, and around 70 km south-east of Nantes.

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. ^ "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.



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