Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre

Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kutɑ̃ syʁ sɛvʁ], literally Moncoutant on Sèvre) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Commune
The town hall in Moncoutant
Location of Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Show map of France Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°43′28″N 0°35′15″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Cerizay
Intercommunality	CA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roland Moreau[1]
Area 1	92.78 km2 (35.82 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,100
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79179 /79320
Elevation	153–247 m (502–810 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Moncoutant (the seat), Le Breuil-Bernard, La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne, Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle, Pugny and Saint-Jouin-de-Milly.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,953	—
1975	4,933	−0.06%
1982	5,001	+0.20%
1990	5,096	+0.24%
1999	4,852	−0.54%
2007	4,874	+0.06%
2012	5,018	+0.58%
2017	5,046	+0.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department