La Forêt-sur-Sèvre (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁɛ syʁ sɛvʁ], literally The Forest on Sèvre) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | |
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Location of La Forêt-sur-Sèvre  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′15″N 0°38′55″W / 46.7708°N 0.6486°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Cerizay |
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Marolleau[1] |
Area 1 | 55.94 km2 (21.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,265 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79123 /79380 |
| Elevation | 147–227 m (482–745 ft) (avg. 153 m or 502 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,407 | — |
| 1975 | 2,363 | −0.26% |
| 1982 | 2,417 | +0.32% |
| 1990 | 2,395 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 2,229 | −0.79% |
| 2007 | 2,329 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 2,297 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 2,365 | +0.59% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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