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The Gâtine Vendéenne is a historical area in the west of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
, around the town of
Parthenay Parthenay () 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 River Thouet, and is the sub- ...
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 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of Franc ...
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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 F ...
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Vernoux-en-Gâtine Vernoux-en-Gâtine () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. The communes coopera ...


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