Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres
Mauléon | |
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The old fortified gate, in Mauléon | |
Location of Mauléon | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Mauléon |
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Yves Marolleau |
Area 1 | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,585 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79079 /79700 |
| Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.