Saint-Loup-Lamairé

Saint-Loup-Lamairé

The Château of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet

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Saint-Loup-Lamairé

Coordinates: 46°47′21″N 0°09′50″W / 46.7892°N 0.1639°W / 46.7892; -0.1639Coordinates: 46°47′21″N 0°09′50″W / 46.7892°N 0.1639°W / 46.7892; -0.1639
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Intercommunality Val du Thouet
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Boquier
Area1 21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,016
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79268 / 79600
Elevation 74–162 m (243–531 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 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.

Saint-Loup-Lamairé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

The commune was formed in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet and Lamairé.

As indicated by its name, the village of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet is situated on the River Thouet. The long-distance walking route GR 36 also passes through, en route from Ouistreham, on the coast of the English Channel, to Bourg-Madame, on the border with Spain.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "France for Walkers - The Thouet Valley". France Magazine. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  2. Carte de Promenade - 33 - Cholet Niort. Institut Geographique National.
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