Thouars

commune in Deux-Sèvres, France
Place commune_of_france Q279681
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Thouars

Summary

Thouars is a commune of France[1]. Thouars ranks in the top 0.84% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #262 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thouars is located in Deux-Sèvres[3].
  • Thouars is located in arrondissement of Bressuire[4].
  • Thouars is located in canton of Thouars[5].
  • Thouars is in the country of France[6].
  • Thouars's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].
  • Thouars's instance of is recorded as commune nouvelle[8].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Verge[9].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Louzy[10].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars[11].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Jean-de-Thouars[12].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun[13].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Loretz-d'Argenton[14].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Plaine-et-Vallées[15].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Argentonnay[16].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Val en Vignes[17].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Luzay[18].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Coulonges-Thouarsais[19].
  • Thouars's shares border with is recorded as Luché-Thouarsais[20].
  • Thouars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Diepholz[21].
  • Thouars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hannut[22].
  • Thouars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port-Gentil[23].
  • Thouars's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helensburgh[24].
  • Thouars's postal code is recorded as 79100[25].
  • Thouars's Commons category is recorded as Thouars[26].
  • Thouars's archives at is recorded as archives municipales de Thouars[27].

Body

Geography

Thouars is in the country of France[6]. Located in include Deux-Sèvres[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1790[30]; arrondissement of Bressuire[4], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32]; and canton of Thouars[5], a canton of France[33], in France[34], founded in 2015[35].

Physical Characteristics

Thouars covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+81.48'}[36]. Thouars sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13990'}[38], {'amount': '+13932'}[39], {'amount': '+13886'}[40], {'amount': '+13917'}[41], {'amount': '+14000'}[42], and {'amount': '+13949'}[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of France[7] and commune nouvelle[8].

History and Context

January 1, 2019 marks the founding of Thouars[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thouars include Toarcian[45], a stage[46].

Why It Matters

Thouars ranks in the top 0.84% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #262 of 31,031).[2] Thouars has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Thouars is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Thouars include Toarcian[45], a stage[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  28. [39] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  30. [41] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  31. [42] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  32. [43] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'arz', 'br', 'bug', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo',
    Gnd id → 4308731-0
    Sitelink count → 47
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  2. 5w ago · Treisijs · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject France, WikiProject French communes
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  3. 21w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Thouars
    Capital of → canton of Thouars, canton of Thouars-1, canton of Thouars-2
    Instance of → —
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Thouars
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