Pompaire

Pompaire
Pompaire

Coordinates: 46°36′30″N 0°14′02″W / 46.60840°N 0.23390°WCoordinates: 46°36′30″N 0°14′02″W / 46.60840°N 0.23390°W
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Parthenay
Intercommunality Parthenay
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Dieumegard
Area1 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,933
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 79213 / 
Elevation 133–198 m (436–650 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.

Pompaire is a village and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. It is situated some 4 km south of the town of Parthenay.

The commune of Pompaire has joined together with six neighbouring communes to establish the communauté de communes of Parthenay which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Code Officiel Géographique". Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  2. "Communauté de communes de Parthenay". Communauté de communes de Parthenay. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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