Bressuire
Bressuire | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Chateau de Bressuire and the Eglise Notre-Dame | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bressuire | |
Bressuire Bressuire | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′27″N 0°29′14″W / 46.8408°N 0.4872°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Bressuire |
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuelle Ménard |
Area 1 | 180.59 km2 (69.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 19,970 |
| • Density | 110.6/km2 (286.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79049 /79300 |
| Elevation | 98–236 m (322–774 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bressuire (French pronunciation: [bʁɛsɥiʁ]; Latin: Berceorium; Poitevin: Beurseure) is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.