Exoudun

Exoudun is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Exoudun
Commune
The fortified house in Exoudun
Coat of arms
Location of Exoudun
Exoudun Exoudun
Coordinates: 46°20′43″N 0°04′51″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Celles-sur-Belle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Auzanneau-Fouquet
Area ^1	25.95 km^2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	576
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79115 /79800
Elevation	80–188 m (262–617 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During the Middle Ages, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the Lusignans. Lord of Exoudun was titled: Seigneur d′Exoudun.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
• Raoul I of Exoudun
• Raoul II of Exoudun

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Painter 1955, p. 374-384.

Sources

• Jourdain, Charles; Delisle, Léopold; Wailly, Natalis de, eds. (1894). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France. 23. Paris: H. Welter.
• Painter, Sidney (1955). "The Houses of Lusignan and Chatellerault 1150-1250". Speculum. 30 (3): 374–384.