Saint-Loup-Lamairé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu lamɛʁe]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Saint-Loup-Lamairé | |
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 The Château of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Loup-Lamairé  | |
  Saint-Loup-Lamairé  Saint-Loup-Lamairé | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′21″N 0°09′50″W / 46.7892°N 0.1639°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | Le Val de Thouet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Bironneau[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,011 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79268 /79600 |
| Elevation | 74–162 m (243–531 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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 was formed in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet and Lamairé.
As indicated by its name, the village of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet is situated on the River Thouet. The long-distance walking route GR 36 also passes through, en route from Ouistreham, on the coast of the English Channel, to Bourg-Madame, on the border with Spain.[3][4]
See also
- Théophane Vénard, born in Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet
- Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
References
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