La Couarde (French pronunciation: [la kwaʁd]) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Prailles-La Couarde.[2]
La Couarde | |
|---|---|
Part of Prailles-La Couarde | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Couarde  | |
  La Couarde  La Couarde | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′14″N 0°09′29″W / 46.3206°N 0.1581°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle |
| Commune | Prailles-La Couarde |
| Area 1 | 16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 274 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 79800 |
| Elevation | 119–189 m (390–620 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 September 2018 (in French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Couarde.
 | This Deux-Sèvres geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |