La Chapelle-Bâton, Vienne
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The church in La Chapelle-Bâton | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  La Chapelle-Bâton | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′11″N 0°23′42″E / 46.1864°N 0.395°ECoordinates: 46°11′11″N 0°23′42″E / 46.1864°N 0.395°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Charroux |
| Intercommunality | Pays Charlois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Moïse Vergeau |
| Area1 | 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 382 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86055 / 86250 |
| Elevation |
142–165 m (466–541 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 ft) |
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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. | |
La Chapelle-Bâton is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
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In the mid to late 1990's it was one of the communes in France where, with the support of the local community, test drilling was carried out with a view to creating an underground nuclear waste storage/processing facility. It was found to be geologically unsuitable and plans were subsequently abandoned.[1]
- ↑ (Discussions on Nuclear Waste 'A Survey on Public Participation, Decision-Making and Discussions in Eight Countries...France...Robert Jan van den Berg, Herman Damveld, January 2000)