Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres

Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.

Mauléon
Commune
The old fortified gate, in Mauléon
Coat of arms
Location of Mauléon
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Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Mauléon
Intercommunality	CA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Yves Marolleau[1]
Area 1	120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,585
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79079 /79700
Elevation	104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Mauléon was formed in 1965 by the merger of the two former communes of Châtillon-sur-Sèvre and Saint-Jouin-sous-Châtillon.^[3] In January 1973, Mauléon absorbed the former communes La Chapelle-Largeau, Loublande, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, Le Temple and Moulins.^[4] In January 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was re-established as an independent commune.^[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,710	—
1975	6,991	+0.59%
1982	7,234	+0.49%
1990	7,514	+0.48%
1999	7,327	−0.28%
2007	7,885	+0.92%
2012	8,354	+1.16%
2017	8,519	+0.39%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department