Mairé-Levescault

Mairé-Levescault
Mairé-Levescault
Commune
	Location of Mairé-Levescault
	Mairé-Levescault Mairé-Levescault
	Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 0°04′57″E / 46.155°N 0.0825°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Melle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dorick Barillot
Area 1	17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population (2021)	541
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79163 /79190
Elevation	130–159 m (427–522 ft) ; (avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mairé-Levescaultt is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. (Not to be confused with Mairé, in the same general area).

History

The history and derivation of the name of Mairé-L'Evescault are closely linked to that of

Gallo-Roman

nobility.

Although his name is undoubtedly of

human sciences

which were taught at that time.

Nothing else is known about his early life but we re-encounter Junien as a young man living as a hermit in a place called Bois Trappeau in the commune of Ardilleux in Deux-Sèvres.

In 559, King

Radagonde who raised him to the same rank as the other bishops

or "Les Evêques" who were present. Hence the name Mairé-L'Evescault.

The

Pepin the Short and Charlemagne but survived for another thousand years. It was finally demolished during the French Revolution

, the stone being re-used for local construction and the lands reverting to their farming origins.