Valdelaume
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Melle | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 88-166 m | |
| surface | 50.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 852 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79110 | |
| INSEE code | 79140 | |
Valdelaume is a French municipality with 852 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the Canton of Melle .
It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019 by amalgamating the previous municipalities of Hanc , Ardilleux , Bouin and Pioussay , which were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Hanc.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardilleux | 79011 | 10.35 | 179 |
| Bouin | 79045 | 8.33 | 132 |
| Hanc (administrative headquarters) | 79140 | 18.12 | 258 |
| Pioussay | 79211 | 13.77 | 297 |
geography
The community is located around 45 kilometers southeast of Niort . The river Aume , a tributary of the Charente, has its source in the municipality . Neighboring municipalities are: Melleran in the north, Lorigné in the northeast, La Forêt-de-Tessé in the east, Theil-Rabier in the southeast, Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie in the south, Loubillé in the southwest, Loubigné in the west, and Chef-Boutonne and Alloinay in the northwest .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Valdelaume of June 26, 2018.
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016