Airvault
Airvault | |
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The church in Airvault | |
Location of Airvault | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′38″N 0°08′11″W / 46.8272°N 0.1364°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | Le Val de Thouet |
| Intercommunality | Airvaudais-Val du Thouet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Fouillet |
Area 1 | 63.88 km2 (24.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,295 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79005 /79600 |
| Elevation | 67–140 m (220–459 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Airvault (French pronunciation: [ɛʁvo]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Thouet.
In January 1973 Airvault absorbed the former communes Borcq-sur-Airvault, Boussais et Soulièvres. On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Tessonnière was merged into Airvault.