La Boissière-en-Gâtine

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
La Boissière-en-Gâtine
La Boissière-en-Gâtine
Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 0°22′06″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementParthenay
CantonLa Gâtine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yannick Pacreau
Area
1
10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
246
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79040 /79310
Elevation118–218 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.

Histoire

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.

Administration
Liste des maires successifs
TermName
2001 2008 Gérard Boutin
2008 2018 (démission) [2] Yannick Pacreau
2018 Thierry Deligné[3]

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
YearPop.±%
1793399—    
1800441+10.5%
1806410−7.0%
1821444+8.3%
1831471+6.1%
1836510+8.3%
1841508−0.4%
1846544+7.1%
1851525−3.5%
1856488−7.0%
YearPop.±%
1861480−1.6%
1866474−1.2%
1872470−0.8%
1876500+6.4%
1881471−5.8%
1886499+5.9%
1891519+4.0%
1896510−1.7%
1901508−0.4%
1906519+2.2%
YearPop.±%
1911507−2.3%
1921495−2.4%
1926452−8.7%
1931461+2.0%
1936452−2.0%
1946445−1.5%
1954411−7.6%
1962423+2.9%
1968346−18.2%
1975301−13.0%
YearPop.±%
1982302+0.3%
1990277−8.3%
1999251−9.4%
2004255+1.6%
2009234−8.2%
2014245+4.7%
2017246+0.4%

Économie

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.

Lieux et monuments

L'église Saint-Martin classée monument historique date du 12e siècle.

See also

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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/la-boissiere-en-gatine/le-maire-yannick-pacreau-jette-l-eponge
  3. Site de la préfecture
  4. "Calendrier de recensement". Insee. Retrieved 30 March 2012.


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