Pompaire

Pompaire (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɛʁ]) is a village and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is situated some 4 km south of the town of Parthenay.

Pompaire
Commune
Location of Pompaire
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Coordinates: 46°36′30″N 0°14′02″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	Parthenay
Intercommunality	CC Parthenay-Gâtine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Chaussoneaux[1]
Area 1	13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,052
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79213 /
Elevation	133–198 m (436–650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Pompaire has joined together with 37 neighbouring communes to establish the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.^[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	665	—
1975	1,167	+8.37%
1982	1,659	+5.15%
1990	1,828	+1.22%
1999	1,812	−0.10%
2007	1,913	+0.68%
2012	1,979	+0.68%
2017	2,001	+0.22%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department