Chef-Boutonne
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Chef-Boutonne
|commune status = Commune
|image = Chef Boutonne Château d'eau.jpg
|caption = The water tower in Chef-Boutonne
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Chef-Boutonne 79.svg
|arrondissement = Niort
|canton = Melle
|INSEE = 79083
|postal code = 79110
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Mellois en Poitou
|coordinates = {{coord|46.1106|-0.0683|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 73
|elevation min m = 71
|elevation max m = 146
|area km2 = 40.38
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Chef-Boutonne ({{IPA|fr|ʃɛf butɔn}}) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes La Bataille, Crézières and Tillou were merged into Chef-Boutonne.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/9/9/INTB1824770A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 9 September 2018 {{in lang|fr}}
Geography
The Boutonne has its source in the commune, hence its name, Chef-Boutonne meaning head of the Boutonne.
Population
The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-79083#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2838
|1975 |2888
|1982 |2870
|1990 |2739
|1999 |2673
|2007 |2715
|2012 |2533
|2017 |2563
}}
See also
References
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