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in 2014. The new intercommunality has 39 communes, a population of 37,817 (2014) in an area of 836.2 km (322.9 sq mi).
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1417:"La Chapelle des Cordeliers"
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1392:"L'église Saint-Laurent"
1317:"La porte Saint-Jacques"
1292:"L'enceinte de la Ville"
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1468:Encyclopædia Britannica
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1471:(11th ed.). 1911.
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1109:. 28 December 2023.
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2795:Vouillé
2760:Viennay
2755:Le Vert
2710:Vançais
2705:Vallans
2675:Thouars
2645:Sepvret
2640:Séligné
2610:Saurais
2605:Sansais
2595:Saivres
2315:Prahecq
2300:Pliboux
2260:Périgné
2240:Pamplie
2155:Mauléon
2145:Marigny
2075:Lorigné
1930:Fenioux
1910:Exoudun
1900:Épannes
1895:Ensigné
1865:Courlay
1780:Chauray
1735:Cerizay
1715:Brûlain
1605:Aubigny
1600:Aubigné
1560:Allonne
1540:Aiffres
1530:L'Absie
1509:of the
1201:, INSEE
983:weavers
912:Thouars
723:±% p.a.
695:and on
662:tanners
654:weavers
639:citadel
635:chateau
631:chateau
627:La Prée
551:History
498:of the
479:of the
472:in the
469:commune
443:French:
192:Country
42:commune
2856:Poitou
2725:Vasles
2720:Vanzay
2685:Trayes
2650:Soudan
2625:Scillé
2620:Sciecq
2600:Salles
2360:Romans
2285:Le Pin
2150:Marnes
2045:Lageon
2035:Juillé
2015:Gourgé
2010:Glénay
1925:Fénery
1890:Échiré
1850:Coulon
1835:Clessé
1810:Chiché
1790:Chenay
1725:Caunay
1675:Bougon
1665:Boismé
1575:Arçais
1535:Adilly
1132:
1022:gothic
1006:mairie
924:région
886:Saumur
853:Nantes
812:−0.06%
809:10,267
801:−0.22%
798:10,300
790:−0.06%
787:10,415
779:−0.36%
776:10,466
768:−0.66%
765:10,809
757:−1.57%
754:11,395
746:+1.67%
743:12,728
732:11,334
606:cattle
574:, the
520:Nantes
488:France
484:region
426:, the
424:Mairie
354:/79200
293:10,058
239:Canton
203:Region
196:France
2790:Vouhé
2660:Surin
2230:Oroux
2220:Niort
2185:Messé
2170:Melle
2120:Magné
2115:Luzay
2095:Louzy
2090:Louin
2055:Lezay
2030:Irais
1870:Cours
1830:Clavé
1820:Chizé
1580:Ardin
1570:Amuré
1216:Insee
999:is a
908:Niort
882:Niort
865:Genoa
806:2017
795:2012
784:2007
773:1999
762:1990
751:1982
740:1975
729:1968
602:Niort
587:Spain
524:Paris
512:Niort
352:79202
345:INSEE
2265:Pers
1995:Geay
1965:Fors
1885:Doux
1805:Chey
1620:Avon
1610:Augé
1244:2022
1130:ISBN
1027:The
1020:and
1012:The
995:The
988:The
972:The
964:and
960:The
949:The
918:and
904:SNCF
892:and
876:and
718:Pop.
714:Year
541:FLIP
337:CEST
282:Area
40:and
2355:Rom
937:).
878:A10
874:A83
855:to
849:149
593:).
585:in
539:or
326:DST
316:CET
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