Chanteloup, Deux-Sèvres

Chanteloup
Chanteloup

Coordinates: 46°46′02″N 0°31′23″W / 46.7672°N 0.5231°W / 46.7672; -0.5231Coordinates: 46°46′02″N 0°31′23″W / 46.7672°N 0.5231°W / 46.7672; -0.5231
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Moncoutant
Intercommunality Terre de Sèvre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Dominique Bironneau
Area1 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 982
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79069 / 79320
Elevation 152–232 m (499–761 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)

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.

Chanteloup is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Etrie castle of Chanteloup was built in the 17th century by the Beauregard family. It has a chapel surrounded by forests and the Libeau meadows. There are deers and hares roaming freely. The Libeau mill now houses a health center and permaculture seed saver organic farm.

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