Chauray

Chauray (French pronunciation: [ʃoʁɛ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Chauray
Commune
The church in Chauray
Coat of arms
Location of Chauray
Chauray Show map of France Chauray Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°21′41″N 0°22′34″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	La Plaine Niortaise
Intercommunality	CA Niortais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Boisson[1]
Area 1	14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,173
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79081 /79180
Elevation	32–91 m (105–299 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	966	—
1975	2,100	+11.73%
1982	3,215	+6.27%
1990	4,661	+4.75%
1999	4,831	+0.40%
2007	5,085	+0.64%
2012	6,483	+4.98%
2017	7,006	+1.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department