Bougon | |
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 The tumulus in Bougon | |
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Location of Bougon | |
  Bougon  Bougon | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′55″N 0°03′30″W / 46.3653°N 0.0583°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Comte[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population | 173 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79042 /79800 |
| Elevation | 80–137 m (262–449 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bougon (French pronunciation: [buɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Etymology
The origin of the name comes from the ancient Gaul Bullicone[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Gauthier, Pierre (1998). "Contribution de la toponymie à l'histoire du Poitou gallo-romain". Actes des colloques de la Société française d'onomastique. 8 (1): 121–131.
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