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Mauléon
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French commune in Deux-Sèvres, New Aquitaine
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Mauléon is a commune in France, situated in the Deux-Sèvres department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Mauléon and is located in the arrondissement of Bressuire. The commune was established on January 1, 1973, replacing the former entities of La Chapelle-Largeau and Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné.
The area of Mauléon is 120.64 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 226 meters. It shares borders with Les Cerqueux, Cholet, La Tessoualle, and Yzernay. The population is 8,623, comprising 4,294 males and 4,225 females. The postal code for the commune is 79700. Mauléon is twinned with Kirkel and Torrox.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mauléon
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Deux-Sèvres
- Arrondissement
- Bressuire
- Canton
- Mauléon
- Intercommunality
- CA Bocage Bressuirais
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Pierre-Yves Marolleau
- Area
- 120.64 km (46.58 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 8,573
- Density
- 71.06/km (184.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 79079 /79700
- Elevation
- 104–226 m (341–741 ft) , (avg. 187 m or 614 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mauléon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bressuire
- Population
- 8573
- Area
- 120.64
- Elevation
- 167
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre
- Official website
- www.mauleon.fr
- Image
- MAULEON. France. Département des deux Sèvres. Entrée des fortifications.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Mauléon (Deux-Sèvres)
- postal code
- 79700
- twinned administrative body
- Torrox
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mauléon
- male population
- 4294
- female population
- 4225
- inception
- 1973-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-49-81-17-00
- fax number
- +33-5-49-81-17-09
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Encyclopedic overview
Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage ( French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mauléon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.