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arrondissements
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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 ...
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Arrondissement of Bressuire
The arrondissement of Bressuire is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Deux-Sèvres Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region. It has 57 Communes of France, communes. Its populat ...
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subprefecture
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Bressuire
Bressuire (; ; Poitevin: ''Beurseure'') is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.
Notable buildings
Bressuire ha ...
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communes
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. The population of the arrondissement was 109,621 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Niort
The Arrondissement of Niort is an arrondissement of France in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southw ...
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prefecture
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of the Deux-Sèvres department:
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
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) with 121 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 199,565 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Parthenay, (subprefecture:
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 ...
) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 65,401 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Niort, Melle, Parthenay and Thouars were established. In 1804 Bressuire replaced Thouars as subprefecture. The arrondissements of Bressuire and Melle were disbanded in 1926, and Bressuire was restored in 1942.
Historique des Deux-Sèvres
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The borders of the arrondissements of Deux-Sèvres were modified in January 2018:
References
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