Châtillon-sur-Thouet

Châtillon-sur-Thouet
The church in Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Coordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°WCoordinates: 46°39′43″N 0°14′23″W / 46.6619°N 0.2396°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	Parthenay
Intercommunality	Parthenay
Area^1	16 km^2 (6 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,949
• Density	180/km^2 (480/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	79080 /
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châtillon-sur-Thouet is a village and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. The village is situated on the River Thouet to the north of the town of Parthenay, with which it forms a contiguous built-up area.

The commune of Châtillon-sur-Thouet has joined together with six neighbouring communes to establish the communauté de communes of Parthenay which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.^[1][2]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

1. "Code Officiel Géographique". Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
2. "Communauté de communes de Parthenay". Communauté de communes de Parthenay. Retrieved 2012-08-10.