Bressuire

Bressuire
Chateau de Bressuire and the Eglise Notre-Dame
Chateau de Bressuire and the Eglise Notre-Dame
Coat of arms of Bressuire
Location of Bressuire
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Bressuire is located in France
Bressuire
Bressuire
Bressuire is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bressuire
Bressuire
Coordinates: 46°50′27″N 0°29′14″W / 46.8408°N 0.4872°W / 46.8408; -0.4872
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonBressuire
IntercommunalityCA Bocage Bressuirais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuelle Ménard[1]
Area
1
180.59 km2 (69.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,906
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79049 /79300
Elevation98–236 m (322–774 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bressuire (French pronunciation: [bʁɛsɥiʁ]; Latin: Berceorium; 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.