Lhoumois (French pronunciation: [lumwa]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
Lhoumois | |
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Commune | |
The church in Lhoumois | |
Location of Lhoumois ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°42′23″N 0°07′09″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Parthenay |
Canton | La Gâtine |
Intercommunality | CC Parthenay-Gâtine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Pillot[1] |
Area 1 | 9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
Population | 139 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79149 /79390 |
Elevation | 95–172 m (312–564 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Royalist Leader and Survivor of the War in the Vendée, Charles Marie de Beaumont d'Autichamp lived the remaining years of his life in exile in Lhoumois before his death on 6 October 1859.
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