Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.
Mauléon | |
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The old fortified gate, in Mauléon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mauléon | |
  Mauléon Location within France  Mauléon Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Mauléon |
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Yves Marolleau[1] |
Area 1 | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,573 |
| • Density | 71.06/km2 (184.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79079 /79700 |
| Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
History
Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon.[4] In January 1973, Mauléon absorbed the former communes La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, Le Temple and Moulins.[5] In January 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was re-established as an independent commune.[6]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,710 | — |
| 1975 | 6,991 | +0.59% |
| 1982 | 7,234 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 7,514 | +0.48% |
| 1999 | 7,327 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 7,885 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 8,354 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 8,519 | +0.39% |
| 2023 | 8,573 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
