Mauléon | ||
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Commune | ||
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
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Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°WCoordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
Canton | Mauléon | |
Intercommunality | Delta-Sèvre-Argent | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Amiot | |
Area1 | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 8,110 | |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 79079 /79700 | |
Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
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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.
Mauléon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. It is around 20 km south-east of Cholet, and around 70 km south-east of Nantes.
Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon 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