Taizé, Deux-Sèvres
| Taizé | |
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A general view of Taizé | |
  Taizé | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Taizé | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′34″N 0°06′57″W / 46.9261°N 0.1158°WCoordinates: 46°55′34″N 0°06′57″W / 46.9261°N 0.1158°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Thouars-1 |
| Intercommunality | Thouarsais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Thomas |
| Area1 | 21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 760 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79321 / 79100 |
| Elevation |
52–125 m (171–410 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
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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. | |
Taizé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France, one of three that share the name, confusing several hundred pilgrims a year.
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