Courlay

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

Courlay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Courlay
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Coordinates: 46°46′49″N 0°33′56″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Cerizay
Intercommunality	CA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Guillermic[1]
Area 1	29.46 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,403
• Density	81.57/km2 (211.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79103 /79440
Elevation	153–236 m (502–774 ft) (avg. 193 m or 633 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	2,205	—
1975	2,391	+1.16%
1982	2,475	+0.49%
1990	2,558	+0.41%
1999	2,394	−0.73%
2007	2,356	−0.20%
2012	2,427	+0.60%
2017	2,436	+0.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department