Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres (French pronunciation: [dø sɛvʁ] ) is a French department. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.

Deux-Sèvres
The town hall of Thouars
Location of Deux-Sèvres in France
Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°20′E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
PrefectureNiort
SubprefecturesBressuire
Parthenay
Government
  President of the Departmental CouncilCoralie Denoues
Area
  Total5,999 km2 (2,316 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total374,587
  Rank63rd
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number79
Arrondissements3
Cantons17
Communes256
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
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