Parthenay

Parthenay is a commune, an ancient fortified town, in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Parthenay.

 Geography 
Parthenay is considered the capital of the Gâtine poitevine (or Gâtine de Parthenay), a region with bocages that is found in the central third of the department of Deux-Sèvres. It is at  to the southeast of Bressuire, the other subprefecture of the department.

The city is at about  from Bordeaux,  from Paris,  from Marseille and  from Toulouse.

The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

 350px|Map of the commune of Parthenay

The commune of Parthenay is surrounded by the communes:

The Thouet river, a left tributary of the Loire river, flows through the city.

Climate
The climate of Parthenay, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Parthenay are known, in French, as  Parthenaisiens (women: Parthenaisiennes).

With a population of 10,367, Parthenay has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Parthenay

 Administration 
Parthenay is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department, the capital of the arrondissement of Parthenay and the administrative centre () of the canton of Parthenay.

It is part of the intercommunality Parthenay-Gâtine ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Parthenay is twinned with:
 Manakara, Madagascar
 Weinstadt, Germany
 Arnedo, Spain
 Abrantes, Portugal
 Tsévié, Togo
 Tipperary, Ireland
 Edmundston, Canada

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References

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Parthenay
 Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

Other websites

 City Council website 
 CC Parthenay-Gâtine  

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Deux-Sèvres