Airvault

Airvault (French pronunciation: [ɛʁvo]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Thouet.

Airvault
The church in Airvault
Location of Airvault
Airvault
Airvault
Coordinates: 46°49′38″N 0°08′11″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementParthenay
CantonLe Val de Thouet
IntercommunalityAirvaudais-Val du Thouet
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Olivier Fouillet
Area
1
63.88 km2 (24.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
3,287
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79005 /79600
Elevation67–140 m (220–459 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of Airvault are the Airvaudais and the Airvaudaises in French.

On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Tessonnière was merged into Airvault.

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