Boussais
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | Le Val de Thouet | |
| Community association | Airvaudais-Val du Thouet | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 90-164 m | |
| surface | 19.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 457 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79600 | |
| INSEE code | 79047 | |
Boussais is a French municipality with 457 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Parthenay and the canton Le Val de Thouet (until 2015: canton Airvault ).
location
Boussais is about 18 kilometers east of Bressuire and about 20 kilometers north of Parthenay . Boussais is surrounded by the neighboring communities Glénay in the north, Airvault in the northeast, Tessonière in the east, Maisontiers in the south, Amailloux in the southwest, Chiché in the west and southwest and Faye-l'Abbesse in the west.
history
From 1973 to the end of 1984, Boussais was a commune associée part of the Airvault community.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 643 | 622 | 553 | 478 | 422 | 398 | 397 | 446 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church
- Remains of La Châtillon Castle (a tower is preserved)
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Web links
Commons : Boussais - collection of images, videos and audio files
