The Gâtine Vendéenne is a historical area in the west of France, around the town of Parthenay in the département of Deux-Sèvres. The area is hilly and wooded, distinguished by small fields and relatively poor land.
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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-prefecture of the Parthenay arrondissement.
Deux-Sèvres 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.
Several places in the Gâtine have names deriving from their location, including:
La Boissière-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Mazières-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
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The arrondissement of Parthenay is an arrondissement of France in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. It has 77 communes.
Adilly is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is situated about 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the town of Parthenay.
Châtillon-sur-Thouet is a village and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The village is situated on the River Thouet to the north of the town of Parthenay, with which it forms a contiguous built-up area.
Champrond-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
The Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine is the communauté de communes, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Parthenay. It is located in the Deux-Sèvres department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, western France. It was created in January 2014 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes de Parthenay with 3 other former communautés de communes. Its population was 39,131 in 2014, of which 10,928 in Parthenay proper. It provides a framework within which local tasks common to the member communes can be carried out together. Amongst its other responsibilities, the communauté de communes organises the Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, a major games festival held in Parthenay every July.
The canton of La Gâtine is a canton located in the arrondissement of Parthenay, in the department of Deux-Sèvres, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It was created following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consists of 40 communes:
The canton of Nogent-le-Rotrou is an administrative division of the Eure-et-Loir department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Nogent-le-Rotrou.
The canton of Château-Renault is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Château-Renault.
The canton of Cerizay is an administrative division of the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cerizay.
Coordinates: 46°39′N0°15′W / 46.65°N 0.25°W
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