Bressuire
Bressuire is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Bressuire |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bressuirais |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Bernier[1] (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 98–236 m (322–774 ft) (avg. 167 m (548 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 180.59 km2 (69.73 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 19,300 (2014) |
| - Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79049/ 79300 |
| Website | www.ville-bressuire.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Geography
Bressuire is to the northwest of the Deux-Sèvres department. The city is at about 254 km (158 mi) from Bordeaux, 398 km (247 mi) from Paris, 893 km (555 mi) from Marseille and 490 km (300 mi) from Toulouse.
The commune has an area of 180.6 km2 (69.7 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 167 m (548 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 182 m (597 ft).[3]
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The commune of Bressuire is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The climate of Bressuire, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Bressuire are known, in French, as Bressuirais (women: Bressuiraises).[4]
With a population of 19,300,[5] Bressuire has a population density of 107 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Bressuire
Administration
Bressuire is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department, the capital of the arrondissement of Bressuire and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Bressuire.
It is part of the intercommunality Le Bocage Bressuirais (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais).
Twinned and partner towns
Mequinenza, Aragon, Spain, since 1982
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 1990
Hodac, Romania, since 1990
Kpalimé, Togo, since 1991
Friedberg, Germany, since 1992
Leixlip, County Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, since 1996
Ryazan, Russia, since 1997
Parczew, Poland, since 1998
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Le Conseil municipale (in fr)Ville de Bressuire. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Commune de Bressuire (79049) (in fr). Comparateur de territoireInstitut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ BressuireMap-France.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Deux-Sèvres (79) (in fr)habitants.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes (in fr). Populations légales 2014Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Les villes jumelées (in fr)Ville de Bressuire. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Related pages
Other websites
- City Council website Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- CA Bocage Bressuirais (in French)