Chizé

Chizé
Chizé

Coordinates: 46°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1164°N 0.3464°W / 46.1164; -0.3464Coordinates: 46°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1164°N 0.3464°W / 46.1164; -0.3464
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Brioux-sur-Boutonne
Intercommunality Val de Boutonne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Tanare
Area1 23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 972
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79090 / 79170
Elevation 37–105 m (121–344 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 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.

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

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Boutonne.

See also

References

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