Chauray (French pronunciation: [ʃoʁɛ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Chauray | |
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Commune | |
The church in Chauray | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Chauray ![]() | |
Chauray Chauray | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′41″N 0°22′34″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | La Plaine Niortaise |
| Intercommunality | CA Niortais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Boisson[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,083 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79081 /79180 |
| Elevation | 32–91 m (105–299 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 966 | — |
| 1975 | 2,100 | +11.73% |
| 1982 | 3,215 | +6.27% |
| 1990 | 4,661 | +4.75% |
| 1999 | 4,831 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 5,085 | +0.64% |
| 2012 | 6,483 | +4.98% |
| 2017 | 7,006 | +1.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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