Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres Explained

Mauléon
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Mauléon (Deux-Sèvres).svg
Arrondissement:Bressuire
Canton:Mauléon
Insee:79079
Postal Code:79700
Mayor:Pierre-Yves Marolleau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Bocage Bressuirais
Coordinates:46.9236°N -0.7483°W
Elevation M:187
Elevation Min M:104
Elevation Max M:226
Area Km2:120.64

Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (pronounced as /fr/) 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.

History

Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon.[2] In January 1973, Mauléon absorbed the former communes La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, Le Temple and Moulins.[3] In January 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was re-established as an independent commune.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000018592 Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000020996 Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)
  4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000345558 Arrêté du 16 décembre 1991 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de communes)