Chizé

Chizé
Commune
Chizé
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Chizé
Coordinates: 46°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1164°N 0.3464°W / 46.1164; -0.3464Coordinates: 46°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1164°N 0.3464°W / 46.1164; -0.3464
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Mignon-et-Boutonne
Intercommunality	Val de Boutonne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Tanare
Area1	23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	972
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	79090 /79170
Elevation	37–105 m (121–344 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
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.

Chizé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

The commune is traversed by the river Boutonne.