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The Gâtine Vendéenne is a historical area in the west of
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
, around the town of
Parthenay Parthenay (; Poitevin: ''Partenaes'') is an ancient fortified town and ''commune'' in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is sited on a rocky spur that is surrounded on two sides by the Ri ...
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 Mazières-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 252 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of Fr ...
* Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine * Vernoux-en-Gâtine


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