Coulon, Deux-Sèvres
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Coulon (French pronunciation: [kulɔ̃]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The bibliographer Louis Perceau (1883–1942) was born in the village.
Coulon | |
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Louis Tardy Quay in Coulon | |
 Location of Coulon | |
  Coulon Location within France  Coulon Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′27″N 0°35′02″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan |
| Intercommunality | CA Niortais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Sophie Guichet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.79 km2 (11.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,299 |
| • Density | 77.17/km2 (199.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79100 /79510 |
| Elevation | 0–81 m (0–266 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,461 | — |
| 1975 | 1,462 | +0.01% |
| 1982 | 1,660 | +1.83% |
| 1990 | 1,870 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 2,074 | +1.16% |
| 2007 | 2,210 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 2,238 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 2,263 | +0.22% |
| 2023 | 2,299 | +0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
