Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse

Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse
Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse

Coordinates: 47°02′04″N 0°30′28″W / 47.0344°N 0.5078°W / 47.0344; -0.5078Coordinates: 47°02′04″N 0°30′28″W / 47.0344°N 0.5078°W / 47.0344; -0.5078
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Argenton-les-Vallées
Area1 35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 555
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79280 / 79150
Elevation 84–174 m (276–571 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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-Maurice-la-Fougereuse is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Maurice-Étusson.[1]

Geography

The Layon has its source in the commune.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 24 September 2015 (French)
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