Étusson

Étusson
Étusson

Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 0°30′47″W / 47.0153°N 0.5131°W / 47.0153; -0.5131Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 0°30′47″W / 47.0153°N 0.5131°W / 47.0153; -0.5131
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Argenton-les-Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Aumond
Area1 20.97 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 299
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 79113 / 79150
Elevation 93–156 m (305–512 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Étusson is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Maurice-Étusson.[1]

Between 1962 and 2006 the registered population declined from 461 to 299, reflecting the mechanisation of agriculture the took place during the period along with the shortage of alternative employment opportunities in this part of rural France.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 24 September 2015 (French)
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