Châtillon-sur-Thouet | |
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Commune | |
The church in Châtillon-sur-Thouet
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Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°WCoordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Parthenay |
Canton | Parthenay |
Intercommunality | CC Parthenay-Gâtine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Michel Morin |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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 38 neighbouring communes to establish the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.