The Gâtine Vendéenne is a historical area in the west of
France
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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:
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La Boissière-en-Gâtine
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Mazières-en-Gâtine
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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 ...
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Vernoux-en-Gâtine
References
Geography of Deux-Sèvres
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