Bressuire
Bressuire | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
| Chateau de Bressuire Chateau de Bressuire | |
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Coat of arms of Bressuire Coat of arms | |
Location of Bressuire | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Bressuire |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Michel Bernier[1] |
| Area 1 | 180.59 km2 (69.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 19,300 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79049 /79300 |
| Elevation | 98–236 m (322–774 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-bressuire.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Bressuire is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
Geography[change]
Bressuire is to the northwest of the Deux-Sèvres department. The city is at about 254 km (158 mi) from Bordeaux, 398 km (247 mi) from Paris, 893 km (555 mi) from Marseille and 490 km (300 mi) from Toulouse.
The commune has an area of 180.6 km2 (69.7 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 167 m (548 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 182 m (597 ft).[3]
| Map of the commune of Bressuire |
The commune of Bressuire is surrounded by the communes:
Climate[change]
The climate of Bressuire, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population[change]
The inhabitants of Bressuire are known, in French, as Bressuirais (women: Bressuiraises).[4]
With a population of 19,300,[5] Bressuire has a population density of 107 inhabitants/km2.
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Administration[change]
Bressuire is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department, the capital of the arrondissement of Bressuire and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Bressuire.
It is part of the intercommunality Le Bocage Bressuirais (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais).
Twinned and partner towns[change]
- Spain Mequinenza, Aragon, Spain, since 1982
- United Kingdom Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 1990
- Romania Hodac, Romania, since 1990
- Togo Kpalimé, Togo, since 1991
- Germany Friedberg, Germany, since 1992
- Republic of Ireland Leixlip, County Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, since 1996
- Russia Ryazan, Russia, since 1997
- Poland Parczew, Poland, since 1998
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Gallery[change]
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References[change]
- ↑ "Le Conseil municipale" (in français). Ville de Bressuire. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Bressuire (79049)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bressuire". Map-France.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Deux-Sèvres (79)" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Les villes jumelées" (in français). Ville de Bressuire. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Related pages[change]
Other websites[change]
- City Council website (in French)
- CA Bocage Bressuirais (in French)