La Chapelle-Bâton, Vienne

La Chapelle-Bâton
Commune
The church in La Chapelle-Bâton
La Chapelle-Bâton
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
La Chapelle-Bâton
Coordinates: 46°11′11″N 0°23′42″E / 46.1864°N 0.395°E / 46.1864; 0.395Coordinates: 46°11′11″N 0°23′42″E / 46.1864°N 0.395°E / 46.1864; 0.395
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Civray
Intercommunality Pays Charlois
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Moïse Vergeau
Area1 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 382
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 86055 /86250
Elevation 142–165 m (466–541 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Chapelle-Bâton is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is 8 km northeast from Civray. In the mid to late 1990s it was one of the communes in France where, with the support of the local community, test drilling was carried out with a view to creating an underground nuclear waste storage/processing facility. It was found to be geologically unsuitable and plans were subsequently abandoned.[1]

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References

  1. (Discussions on Nuclear Waste 'A Survey on Public Participation, Decision-Making and Discussions in Eight Countries...France...Robert Jan van den Berg, Herman Damveld, January 2000)


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