Saint-Loup-Lamairé | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Loup-Lamaire 79.svg |
Arrondissement: | Parthenay |
Canton: | Le Val de Thouet |
Insee: | 79268 |
Postal Code: | 79600 |
Mayor: | Pascal Bironneau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 46.7892°N -0.1639°W |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Elevation Min M: | 74 |
Elevation Max M: | 162 |
Area Km2: | 21.80 |
Saint-Loup-Lamairé (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ lu lamɛʁe/) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
The commune was formed in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet and Lamairé.
As indicated by its name, the village of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet is situated on the River Thouet. The long-distance walking route GR 36 also passes through, en route from Ouistreham, on the coast of the English Channel, to Bourg-Madame, on the border with Spain.[2] [3]