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Thouars | |
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Coordinates: 46°58′33″N 0°12′51″W / 46.9758°N 0.2142°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Bressuire |
Canton | Thouars |
Intercommunality | Thouarsais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Paineau[1] |
Area 1 | 81.48 km2 (31.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 14,000 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79329 /79100 |
Elevation | 47–117 m (154–384 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Thouars (pronounced [twaʁ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars.[3]
It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known as Thouarsais. The Toarcian stage of the Jurassic takes its name from the town.