Oiron

Oiron
Oiron
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Oiron
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Bressuire
Canton	Thouars-1
Intercommunality	Thouarsais
Mayor	Gilbert Lang (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	47–133 m (154–436 ft) (avg. 88 m/289 ft)
Land area1	36.75 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population2	965  (2006)
- Density	26 /km2 (67 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	79196/ 79100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°57′07″N 0°04′49″W / 46.9519444444°N 0.0802777777°W / 46.9519444444; -0.0802777777

Oiron is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

The Château d'Oiron is located there.

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Town council website