Coordinates: 46°21′55″N 0°03′30″W / 46.3653°N 0.0583°W / 46.3653; -0.0583

Bougon

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Bougon
The tumulus in Bougon
The tumulus in Bougon
Coordinates: 46°21′55″N 0°03′30″W / 46.3653°N 0.0583°W / 46.3653; -0.0583
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonCelles-sur-Belle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Comte[1]
Area
1
11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79042 /79800
Elevation80–137 m (262–449 ft)
(avg. 104 m or 341 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Etymology

The origin of the name comes from the ancient Gaul Bullicone[2]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
  2. Gauthier, Pierre (1998). "Contribution de la toponymie à l'histoire du Poitou gallo-romain". Actes des colloques de la Société française d'onomastique. 8 (1): 121–131.