Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre

(2020–2026) Roland Moreau^[1]Area

92.78 km² (35.82 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,085 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

79179 /79320

Elevation153–247 m (502–810 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kutɑ̃ syʁ sɛvʁ], literally Moncoutant on Sèvre) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Moncoutant (the seat), Le Breuil-Bernard, La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne, Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle, Pugny and Saint-Jouin-de-Milly.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,953	—
1975	4,933	−0.06%
1982	5,001	+0.20%
1990	5,096	+0.24%
1999	4,852	−0.54%
2007	4,874	+0.06%
2012	5,018	+0.58%
2017	5,046	+0.11%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE