The Gâtine Vendéenne is a historical area in the west of

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, around 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 ...

in the ''département'' of Deux-Sèvres. The area is hilly and wooded, distinguished by small fields and relatively poor land. Several places in the Gâtine have names deriving from their location, including: * La Boissière-en-Gâtine * Mazières-en-Gâtine *

Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also * Gâtine Vendéenne * Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of Fr ...

* Vernoux-en-Gâtine

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Geography of Deux-Sèvres {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub