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
Location of La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
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La Forêt-sur-Sèvre is located in France
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
Coordinates: 46°46′15″N 0°38′55″W / 46.7708°N 0.6486°W / 46.7708; -0.6486
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonCerizay
IntercommunalityCA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Marolleau[1]
Area
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55.94 km2 (21.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,265
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79123 /79380
Elevation147–227 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE