Gourgé (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁʒe]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located at a 10 km (6.2 mi) distance from Parthenay.
Gourgé | |
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.JPG) A general view of Gourgé | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gourgé  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′45″N 0°09′52″W / 46.7292°N 0.1644°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | La Gâtine |
| Intercommunality | CC Parthenay-Gâtine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Feufeu[1] |
Area 1 | 50.43 km2 (19.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 915 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79135 /79200 |
| Elevation | 84–164 m (276–538 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Description
editThe municipality, extending to 50.4 km2, had 918 inhabitants at the last census in 2006. With a density of 18.2 inhabitants per square km, Gourgé has experienced a rise of 0.1% in its population since 1999. Surrounded by the communes of Lhoumois, Lageon and Aubigny, Gourgé is located 27 km to the south-east of Bressuire, the largest city of the area. The village is at an altitude of 127 meters. The Thouet and Cebron rivers are the main water courses in the village.
Gourgé's inhabitants are called Gourgéens and Gourgéennes. The village's mayor is Gilles Hamel.
The village is located on one of the Compostella routes. It is also a starting point for a number of cycle and walking routes along the Thouet valley. The commune is some 40 km away from to the Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional natural park.
Monuments
editGourgé has a ninth-century church and an old Roman bridge over the River Thouet.
Events
editThe village hosts a medieval fair.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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