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Bressuire
Nouvelle-Aquitainetown
Bressuire
Total population
19,906
Founded
1973
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bressuire is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Bressuire dates back to Celtic times, and was at the meeting point of roads during the Gallo-Roman period. The earliest surviving evidence of the town's existence, around the chapel of Saint Cyprien, dates back to the eleventh century. Medieval Bressuire ("Castrum Berzoriacum") belonged to the viscounts of Thouars and comprised, in the tenth century, the three parishes of Notre Dame (Our Lady), St John and St Nicholas. The parish of St Nicholas, which has since disappeared, was located within the walls of the castle and belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes. Among the disasters suffered at various times by the town, its capture from the English and subsequent pillage by French troops under du Guesclin in 1370 is the most memorable.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves432
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves425
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves422
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves408
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves385
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves353
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves335
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves335
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2023-06-172 km WSW of Marans, France
- M 4.8 — 2023-06-165 km WNW of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
- M 4 — 2019-06-212 km WSW of Vihiers, France
- M 4.1 — 2018-02-123 km SSE of La Meilleraie-Tillay, France
- M 3.5 — 2016-06-194 km ESE of La Jumellière, France
- M 4.2 — 2016-05-026 km SE of L'Île-Bouchard, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Saint-Sauveur-de-Givre-en-Mai3.9 mi away
- Courlay5.6 mi away · pop. 2,409
- Cerizay8.4 mi away · pop. 4,797
- La Forêt-sur-Sèvre8.9 mi away · pop. 2,265
- Clessé9.7 mi away · pop. 934
- Mauléon13.4 mi away · pop. 8,597
- Repéroux14 mi away
- Saint-Loup-Lamairé15.9 mi away · pop. 1,011
- Parthenay17.8 mi away · pop. 10,058
- Ayron29.8 mi away · pop. 1,088
- Saint-Maixent-l'École32.9 mi away · pop. 7,254
- Vouillé34.2 mi away · pop. 3,693
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bressuire, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 79049
- Department
- 79
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 19,970
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr