Chauray

Chauray
The church in Chauray
Location of Chauray
Chauray
Chauray
Coordinates: 46°21′41″N 0°22′34″W / 46.3614°N 0.3761°W / 46.3614; -0.3761
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonLa Plaine Niortaise
IntercommunalityCA Niortais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Boisson[1]
Area
1
14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,173
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79081 /79180
Elevation32–91 m (105–299 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chauray (French pronunciation: [ʃoʁɛ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 966—    
1975 2,100+11.73%
1982 3,215+6.27%
1990 4,661+4.75%
1999 4,831+0.40%
2007 5,085+0.64%
2012 6,483+4.98%
2017 7,006+1.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE