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La Boissière-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

La Boissière-en-Gâtine
Commune
Location of La Boissière-en-Gâtine
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Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 0°22′06″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	La Gâtine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Deligné[1]
Area 1	10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	236
• Density	21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79040 /79310
Elevation	118–218 m (387–715 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

There used to be a commandery of the Knights Templar, which later passed to the Hospitallers, hence the name L'Hôpiteau de la Boissière-en-Gâtine. Maison du Temple de La Boissière-en-Gâtine

La Boissiére-en-Gatine is in the canton of Maziéres en Gatine but in fact geographically speaking it is nearer to Allonne.

St Martin's church, which was restored in the 18th century, is a Romanesque building. The door dates from the 11th century. The bell tower was built in the 17th century. The church has been on the list of historical monuments since 1929.

During the revolution, Louis-Hercule Terrasson, the local priest, swore allegiance to the Constitution. He was attacked by the Vendéens who did not accept his republican opinions. He defended himself and managed to fight them off. Later he abandoned his parish and fled to Champdeniers. However, he regretted having resigned and took up his functions again. He was still priest in La Boissiére in 1798.

La Boissiére is the home of the Maison Noble (mansion house) of Puy Robin and there was, at one time, a commandery which later belonged to the charitable order of Jerusalem.

Situated between Puymonnier and la Roche-Marot this place was, according to local legends, the meeting place for little elves called “fadets.” During an evening party a shepherdess crushed the Fadet»'s big toe with her spindle because he was getting on her nerves.

Administration

List of mayors

Term		Name
2001	2008	Gérard Boutin
2008	2018 (stepped down)[3]	Yannick Pacreau
2018	incumbent	Thierry Deligné[1]

Maire de La Boissière-en-Gâtine (79)

Demographics

From the 21st century, the actual censuses of municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants take place every five years. For La Boissière-en-Gâtine, this corresponds to 2004, 2009, 2014, etc.[4] The other “census” dates (2006, 2009, etc.) are legal estimates.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 399 —     1800 441 +10.5% 1806 410 −7.0% 1821 444 +8.3% 1831 471 +6.1% 1836 510 +8.3% 1841 508 −0.4% 1846 544 +7.1% 1851 525 −3.5% 1856 488 −7.0% 1861 480 −1.6% 1866 474 −1.2% 1872 470 −0.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1876 500 +6.4% 1881 471 −5.8% 1886 499 +5.9% 1891 519 +4.0% 1896 510 −1.7% 1901 508 −0.4% 1906 519 +2.2% 1911 507 −2.3% 1921 495 −2.4% 1926 452 −8.7% 1931 461 +2.0% 1936 452 −2.0% 1946 445 −1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1954 411 −7.6% 1962 423 +2.9% 1968 346 −18.2% 1975 301 −13.0% 1982 302 +0.3% 1990 277 −8.3% 1999 251 −9.4% 2004 255 +1.6% 2009 234 −8.2% 2014 245 +4.7% 2017 246 +0.4%

Economy

The village has an economic activity based on agriculture, especially livestock. The main employer in the commune is the company Boye Accouvage, which employs about a hundred people.

Places and monuments

The Church of Saint-Martin is classified as an historical monument from the 12th century.

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

A small Hamlet of La Boissiere en Gatine and although in a rural setting, it is not isolated as it is close to the Towns of Secondigny and medieval town of Partaney in the Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. With its many small hamlets such as the lovely Puy Robin set in the beautiful Gatine hill.

References

External links

• Media related to La Boissière-en-Gâtine at Wikimedia Commons

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La Boissière-en-Gâtine ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 236 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Deux-Sèvres in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Parthenay und zum Kanton La Gâtine (bis 2015: Kanton Mazières-en-Gâtine). Die Einwohner werden Buxériens genannt.

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