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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.

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
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0296, 20 December 1972, pp. 13168-13169.
  5. ^ Arrêté du 16 décembre 1991 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de communes), Légifrance.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE