Chef-Boutonne

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chef-Boutonne

(2020–2026) Fabrice Michelet^[1]Area

40.38 km² (15.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,390 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

79083 /79110

Elevation71–146 m (233–479 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chef-Boutonne (French pronunciation: [ʃɛf butɔn]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes La Bataille, Crézières and Tillou were merged into Chef-Boutonne.^[3]

Geography

The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.

Population

The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,838	—
1975	2,888	+0.25%
1982	2,870	−0.09%
1990	2,739	−0.58%
1999	2,673	−0.27%
2007	2,715	+0.20%
2012	2,533	−1.38%
2017	2,563	+0.24%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 September 2018 (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE