Bressuire

Bressuire is a "commune" in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of the same name.
Geography.
Bressuire is to the northwest of the Deux-Sèvres department. The city is at about from Bordeaux, from Paris, from Marseille and from Toulouse.
The "commune" has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "commune" of Bressuire is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The climate of Bressuire, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Bressuire are known, in French, as "Bressuirais" (women: "Bressuiraises").
With a population of 19,300, Bressuire has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Bressuire
Administration.
Bressuire is a subprefecture of the Deux-Sèvres department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Bressuire and the administrative centre () of the canton of Bressuire.
It is part of the intercommunality "Le Bocage Bressuirais" ().
Twinned and partner towns.
Bressuire is twinned with: