Chauray

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chauray

(2020–2026) Claude Boisson^[1]Area

14.50 km² (5.60 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,151 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

79081 /79180

Elevation32–91 m (105–299 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chauray (French pronunciation: [ʃoʁɛ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	966	—
1975	2,100	+11.73%
1982	3,215	+6.27%
1990	4,661	+4.75%
1999	4,831	+0.40%
2007	5,085	+0.64%
2012	6,483	+4.98%
2017	7,006	+1.56%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE