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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Mauléon |
| Intercommunality | Delta-Sèvre-Argent |
| Mayor | Daniel Amiot (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m/614 ft) |
| Land area1 | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,110 (2006) |
| - Density | 67 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79079/ 79700 |
| 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. | |
Mauléon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. It is around 20 km south-east of Cholet, and around 70 km south-east of Nantes.
Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon and Saint-Jouin. The territory of the commune also includes the villages of La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Moulins, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné and Le Temple