Bressuire

Bressuire is a commune 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 the same name.

 Geography 
Bressuire is to the northwest of the Deux-Sèvres 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 Bressuire

The commune of Bressuire is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The climate of Bressuire, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Bressuire are known, in French, as Bressuirais (women: Bressuiraises).

With a population of 19,300, Bressuire has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Bressuire

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

It is part of the intercommunality Le Bocage Bressuirais ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Bressuire is twinned with:
 Mequinenza, Aragon, Spain, since 1982
 Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 1990
 Hodac, Romania, since 1990
 Kpalimé, Togo, since 1991
 Friedberg, Germany, since 1992
 Leixlip, County Kildare, Leinster, Ireland, since 1996
 Ryazan, Russia, since 1997
 Parczew, Poland, since 1998

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References

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

Other websites

 City Council website 
 CA Bocage Bressuirais 

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