Coulon, Deux-Sèvres

Coulon
Commune
Louis Tardy Quay in Coulon
Location of Coulon
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Coordinates: 46°19′27″N 0°35′02″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Intercommunality	CA Niortais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Sophie Guichet[1]
Area ^1	29.79 km^2 (11.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,275
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79100 /79510
Elevation	0–81 m (0–266 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coulon (French pronunciation: [kulɔ̃]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The bibliographer Louis Perceau (1883–1942) was born in the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,461	—
1975	1,462	+0.01%
1982	1,660	+1.83%
1990	1,870	+1.50%
1999	2,074	+1.16%
2007	2,210	+0.80%
2012	2,238	+0.25%
2017	2,263	+0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE