Thouars

Thouars (pronounced [twaʁ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars.^[2]

Thouars
Commune
The town hall in Thouars
Coat of arms
Location of Thouars
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Coordinates: 46°58′33″N 0°12′51″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Thouars
Intercommunality	Thouarsais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Patrice Pineau
Area 1	81.48 km2 (31.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	13,886
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79329 /79100
Elevation	47–117 m (154–384 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.