Chef-Boutonne (Chef-Boutonne)
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local community | Chef Boutonne | |
region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W | |
Post Code | 79110 | |
Former INSEE code | 79083 | |
Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
status | Commune déléguée |
Chef-Boutonne is a village and a former commune with 2,108 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Melle (until 2015 Chef-Boutonne ).
With effect from January 1, 2019, the previous municipalities of Chef-Boutonne , La Bataille , Crézières and Tillou were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Chef-Boutonne of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Chef-Boutonne .
geography
Chef-Boutonne is about 61 kilometers southwest of Poitiers and about 38 kilometers southeast of Niort . The Boutonne River has its source here . The former Routes nationales 737 and 740 (today's D737 and 740) lead through the Commune déléguée .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 2,150 | 2,218 | 2,394 | 2,387 | 2,288 | 2,218 | 2,217 | 2,097 |
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Chartier from the 11th century, monument historique since 1840
- Jarzanay Castle from the 16th century, Monument historique
- Wash house
Personalities
- Jean-François Cail (1804–1871), entrepreneur and engineer