Moutiers-sous-Argenton
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| local community | Argentonnay | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 79150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 79187 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Moutiers-sous-Argenton is a commune Déléguée in the French community Argentonnay with 579 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2016: Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality of Moutiers-sous-Argenton belonged to the Arrondissement of Bressuire and the canton of Mauléon (until December 2015: canton of Argenton-les-Vallées ). On January 1, 2016, the Commune nouvelle Argentonnay was formed from the former municipalities of La Chapelle-Gaudin , Argenton-les-Vallées , Le Breuil-sous-Argenton , La Coudre , Moutiers-sous-Argenton and Ulcot .
location
Moutiers-sous-Argenton is about 14 kilometers northeast of Bressuire . The Argenton River limits the area in the northeast. Moutiers-sous-Argenton is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Massais in the north, Mauzé-Thouarsais in the east, Coulonges-Thouarsais in the southeast, La Chapelle-Gaudin in the south, Mauzé-Thouarsais in the south, Bressuire in the southwest, Argenton-les-Vallées in the west and north-west and Le Breuil-sous-Argenton in the north-west.
Attractions
The Dolmen de la Pierre Levée du Grand Gât (German Dolmen of the raised rock of the Grand Gât ) is a Neolithic megalithic complex in the district of the municipality about one kilometer south of the village.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 869 | 821 | 757 | 720 | 682 | 605 | 553 | 618 |
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