Chizé

Chizé
Chizé
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chizé
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Brioux-sur-Boutonne
Intercommunality	Val de Boutonne
Mayor	Philippe Tanare (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	37–105 m (121–344 ft) (avg. 50 m/160 ft)
Land area1	23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population2	972  (2006)
- Density	41 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	79090/ 79170
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°06′59″N 0°20′47″W / 46.1163888889°N 0.346388888889°W / 46.1163888889; -0.346388888889

Chizé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Boutonne.

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

• INSEE