La Boissière-en-Gâtine

La Boissière-en-Gâtine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

La Boissière-en-Gâtine
Commune
Location of La Boissière-en-Gâtine
La Boissière-en-Gâtine
La Boissière-en-Gâtine
Coordinates: 46°33′25″N 0°22′06″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementParthenay
CantonLa Gâtine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yannick Pacreau
Area
1
10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
246
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79040 /79310
Elevation118–218 m (387–715 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Histoire

There used to be a commandery of the Knights Templar, which later passed to the Hospitallers, hence the name L'Hôpiteau de la Boissière-en-Gâtine.

Administration
Liste des maires successifs
TermName
2001 2008 Gérard Boutin
2008 2018 (démission) [2] Yannick Pacreau
2018 Thierry Deligné[3]

Demographics

From the 21st century, the actual censuses of municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants take place every five years. For La Boissière-en-Gâtine, this corresponds to 2004, 2009, 2014, etc.[4] The other “census” dates (2006, 2009, etc.) are legal estimates.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793399—    
1800441+10.5%
1806410−7.0%
1821444+8.3%
1831471+6.1%
1836510+8.3%
1841508−0.4%
1846544+7.1%
1851525−3.5%
1856488−7.0%
YearPop.±%
1861480−1.6%
1866474−1.2%
1872470−0.8%
1876500+6.4%
1881471−5.8%
1886499+5.9%
1891519+4.0%
1896510−1.7%
1901508−0.4%
1906519+2.2%
YearPop.±%
1911507−2.3%
1921495−2.4%
1926452−8.7%
1931461+2.0%
1936452−2.0%
1946445−1.5%
1954411−7.6%
1962423+2.9%
1968346−18.2%
1975301−13.0%
YearPop.±%
1982302+0.3%
1990277−8.3%
1999251−9.4%
2004255+1.6%
2009234−8.2%
2014245+4.7%
2017246+0.4%

Économie

The village has an economic activity based on agriculture, especially livestock. The main employer in the commune is the company Boye Accouvage, which employs about a hundred people.

Lieux et monuments

L'église Saint-Martin classée monument historique date du 12e siècle.

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See also

A small Hamlet of La Boissiere en Gatine and although in a rural setting, it is not isolated as it is close to the Towns of Secondigny and medieval town of Partaney in the Deux Sevres, Nouvelle Aquitaine. With its many small hamlets such as the lovely Puy Robin set in the beautiful Gatine hill.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/la-boissiere-en-gatine/le-maire-yannick-pacreau-jette-l-eponge
  3. Site de la préfecture
  4. "Calendrier de recensement". Insee. Retrieved 30 March 2012.


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