Châtillon-sur-Thouet (, literally ''Châtillon on

Thouet The Thouet () is a tributary of the Loire in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions of western France. The Thouet rises at Secondigny, close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise, and joins the Loire just to the west of Saumur. It is ...

'') is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and ''commune'' in the

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

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in western

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. The village is situated on the river

to the north of the town of

Parthenay Parthenay () is an ancient fortified town and Communes of France, ''commune'' in the Deux-Sèvres Departments of France, department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in western France. It is sited on a rocky spur that is ...

, with which it forms a contiguous built-up area. The commune of Châtillon-sur-Thouet has joined together with 38 neighbouring communes to establish the

Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine The Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine is the ''communauté de communes'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Parthenay. It is located in the Deux-Sèvres departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regi ...

which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together.

See also