Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres
Mauléon  | |
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The old fortified gate, in Mauléon  | |
Location of Mauléon  | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′25″N 0°44′54″W / 46.9236°N 0.7483°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | 
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | 
| Canton | Mauléon | 
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Yves Marolleau | 
Area 1  | 120.64 km2 (46.58 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)  | 8,585 | 
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 79079 /79700  | 
| Elevation | 104–226 m (341–741 ft)  (avg. 187 m or 614 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mauléon, also known as Mauléon-Bocage (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune and town in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is around 20 km southeast of Cholet, and around 70 km southeast of Nantes.