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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Parthenay |
Canton | Moncoutant |
Intercommunality | Terre de Sèvre |
Mayor | Dominique Bironneau (2008–2014) |
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Elevation | 152–232 m (499–761 ft) (avg. 235 m/771 ft) |
Land area1 | 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
Population2 | 982 (2006) |
- Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79069/ 79320 |
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. |
Chanteloup is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
Etrie castle of Chanteloup was built in the 17th century by the Beauregard family. It has a chapel surrounded by forests and the Libeau meadows. There are deers and hares roaming freely. The Libeau mill now houses a health center and permaculture seed saver organic farm.