Jump to content

Chizé

Chizé
Town hall
Town hall
Map
Location of Chizé
Chizé is located in France
Chizé
Chizé
Location within France
Chizé is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chizé
Chizé
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1164°N 0.3464°W / 46.1164; -0.3464
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonMignon-et-Boutonne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Barré[1]
Area
1
23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
862
  Density36.7/km2 (95.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79090 /79170
Elevation37–105 m (121–344 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chizé (French pronunciation: [ʃize]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. In January 1973 it absorbed the former commune Availles-sur-Chizé.[3]

Geography

[edit]

The commune is traversed by the river Boutonne.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0009, 11 January 1973, p. 502.