Gourgé

Gourgé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located at a 10 km (6.2 mi) distance from Parthenay.

Gourgé
Commune
A general view of Gourgé
Location of Gourgé
Gourgé
Gourgé
Coordinates: 46°43′45″N 0°09′52″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementParthenay
CantonLa Gâtine
IntercommunalityCC Parthenay-Gâtine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Hamel
Area
1
50.43 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
967
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79135 /79200
Elevation84–164 m (276–538 ft)
(avg. 122 m or 400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Description

The municipality, extending to 50.4 km2, had 918 inhabitants at the last census in 2006. With a density of 18.2 inhabitants per square km, Gourgé has experienced a rise of 0.1% in its population since 1999. Surrounded by the communes of Lhoumois, Lageon and Aubigny, Gourgé is located 27 km to the south-east of Bressuire, the largest city of the area. The village is at an altitude of 127 meters. The Thouet and Cebron rivers are the main water courses in the village.

Gourgé's inhabitants are called Gourgéens and Gourgéennes. The village's mayor is Gilles Hamel.

The village is located on one of the Compostella routes. It is also a starting point for a number of cycle and walking routes along the Thouet valley. The commune is some 40 km away from to the Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional natural park.

Monuments

Gourgé has a ninth-century church and an old Roman bridge over the River Thouet.

Events

The village hosts a medieval fair.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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