Arrondissement of Parthenay

The **arrondissement of Parthenay** is an arrondissement of France, in the Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Parthenay.

## History
When the Deux-Sèvres department was created on 1790, Parthenay was one of the original districts.

## Geography
The territory of the present *arrondissement* of Parthenay is the historical region of **Gâtine vendéenne**; several *communes* are named after this region:  La Boissière-en-Gâtine, Mazières-en-Gâtine, Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine, Vernoux-en-Gâtine.

Parthenay is the central *arrondissement* of the department. It is bordered to the north by the *arrondissement* of Bressuire, to the east by the  Vienne department, to the south by the *arrondissement* of Niort and to the west by the Vendée department.

It has an area of , and a population of 64,425 inhabitants for a density of  inhabitants/km².

## Composition
### Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the *arrondissements* so they could have *communes* that belong to different *arrondissements*.

In the *arrondissement* of Parthenay, there are 2 cantons with all their *communes*  in the *arrondissement*: La Gâtine and Parthenay. The following table shows the distribution of the *communes* in the *arrondissement*:

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Parthenay has 77 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

# Adilly (79002)
# Airvault (79005)
# Allonne (79007)
# Amailloux (79008)
# Assais-les-Jumeaux (79016)
# Aubigny (79019)
# Availles-Thouarsais (79022)
# Azay-sur-Thouet (79025)
# Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay (79029)
# Boussais (79047)
# Chantecorps (79068)
# Chanteloup (79069)
# Châtillon-sur-Thouet (79080)
# Clavé (79092)
# Clessé (79094)
# Coutières (79105)
# Doux (79108)
# Fomperron (79121)
# Fénery (79118)
# Gourgé (79135)
# Irais (79141)
# L'Absie (79001)
# La Boissière-en-Gâtine (79040)
# La Chapelle-Bertrand (79071)
# La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent (79076)
# La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne (79075)
# La Ferrière-en-Parthenay (79120)
# La Peyratte (79208)
# Lageon (79145)
# Largeasse (79147)
# Le Breuil-Bernard (79051)
# Le Chillou (79089)
# Le Retail (79226)
# Le Tallud (79322)
# Les Forges (79124)
# Les Groseillers (79139)
# Lhoumois (79149)
# Louin (79156)
# Maisontiers (79165)
# Marnes (79167)
# Mazières-en-Gâtine (79172)
# Moncoutant (79179)
# Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle (79188)
# Ménigoute (79176)
# Neuvy-Bouin (79190)
# Oroux (79197)
# Parthenay (79202)
# Pompaire (79213)
# Pougne-Hérisson (79215)
# Pressigny (79218)
# Pugny (79222)
# Reffannes (79225)
# Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud (79239)
# Saint-Georges-de-Noisné (79253)
# Saint-Germain-de-Longue-Chaume (79255)
# Saint-Germier (79256)
# Saint-Généroux (79252)
# Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes (79260)
# Saint-Lin (79267)
# Saint-Loup-Lamairé (79268)
# Saint-Marc-la-Lande (79271)
# Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux (79278)
# Saint-Pardoux (79285)
# Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine (79286)
# Saurais (79306)
# Secondigny (79311)
# Soutiers (79318)
# Tessonnière (79325)
# Thénezay (79326)
# Trayes (79332)
# Vasles (79339)
# Vausseroux (79340)
# Vautebis (79341)
# Vernoux-en-Gâtine (79342)
# Verruyes (79345)
# Viennay (79347)
# Vouhé (79354)

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Deux-Sèvres department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References