La Ferrière-en-Parthenay

La Ferrière-en-Parthenay

A road sign on Route nationale 149
La Ferrière-en-Parthenay

Coordinates: 46°39′29″N 0°04′29″W / 46.6581°N 0.0747°WCoordinates: 46°39′29″N 0°04′29″W / 46.6581°N 0.0747°W
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Thénezay
Intercommunality Pays Thénezéen
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Decout
Area1 29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 801
  Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79120 / 79390
Elevation 142–185 m (466–607 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 ft)

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 Ferrière-en-Parthenay is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

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