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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Saint-Loup-Lamairé
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | Saint-Loup-Lamairé |
| Intercommunality | Val du Thouet |
| Mayor | Jacques Boquier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 74–162 m (243–531 ft) (avg. 130 m/430 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,016 (2006) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79268/ 79600 |
| 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. | |
Saint-Loup-Lamairé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
The commune was formed in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet and Lamairé.
As indicated by its name, the village of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet is situated on the River Thouet. The long-distance walking route GR 36 also passes through, on route from Ouistreham, on the coast of the English Channel, to Bourg-Madame, on the border with Spain.[1][2]