Chef-Boutonne

Chef-Boutonne
Chef-Boutonne
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chef-Boutonne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Chef-Boutonne
Intercommunality	Cœur du Poitou
Mayor	Fabrice Michelet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	71–146 m (233–479 ft) (avg. 73 m/240 ft)
Land area1	19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population2	2,311  (2006)
- Density	117 /km2 (300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	79083/ 79110
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.

Coordinates: 46°06′38″N 0°04′06″W / 46.1106°N 0.0683°W / 46.1106; -0.0683

Chef-Boutonne is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Geography

The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

• INSEE