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Bressuire
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Bressuire (; ; Poitevin: Beurseure) is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.
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Bressuire is a commune in France, situated in the Deux-Sèvres department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of both the canton of Bressuire and the arrondissement of Bressuire. The town was established on January 1, 1973, replacing the former communes of Breuil-Chaussée, Terves, and Noirterre. Its official name is Bressuire, Givre-en-Mai, and it shares borders with Argentonnay, Boismé, Bretignolles, and Chanteloup.
The area covers 180.59 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 236 meters. The population is recorded as 20,528, comprising 9,602 males and 9,917 females. Bressuire has postal code 79300 and is located at coordinates 46.84, -0.48861111111111. It is twinned with Arica, Ryazan, Fraserburgh, and Friedberg.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bressuire
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 20,743
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bressuire
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bressuire (Deux-Sèvres).svg
- French commune.image
- Bressuire (13).JPG
- French commune.caption
- Chateau de Bressuire and the Eglise Notre-Dame
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bressuire
- French commune.canton
- Bressuire
- French commune.INSEE
- 79049
- French commune.postal code
- 79300
- French commune.mayor
- Emmanuelle Ménard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Bocage Bressuirais
- French commune.elevation m
- 173
- French commune.elevation min m
- 98
- French commune.elevation max m
- 236
- French commune.area km2
- 180.59
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- Twin towns - sister cities
- Climate
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Bressuire (; ; Poitevin: Beurseure) is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.
==Notable buildings== Bressuire has two buildings of interest: the church of Notre-Dame, which, dating chiefly from the 12th and 15th centuries, has an imposing tower of the Renaissance period; and the castle, built by the lords of Beaumont, vassals of the viscount of Thouars. The latter is now in ruins, and a portion of the site is occupied by a modern château, but an inner and outer line of fortifications are still to be seen. The whole forms the finest assemblage of feudal ruins in Poitou.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bressuire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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