Étusson () is a former commune in the

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres (, Poitevin-Saintongese: ''Deùs Saevres'') 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 ...

department in western

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune

Saint-Maurice-Étusson Saint-Maurice-Étusson () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse and Étusson.Arrêté préfectoral
24 September 2015 Between 1962 and 2006 the registered population declined from 461 to 299, reflecting the mechanisation of agriculture the took place during the period along with the shortage of alternative employment opportunities in this part of rural France.

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