On 1 January 2024, Saint-Macoux and Saint-Saviol merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Comporté.[2]
Geography
The new commune of Val-de-Comporté is located in the south of the Vienne department, on the border of Deux-Sèvres, in the small agricultural region of "Terres rouge à châtaigniers".[3][4] It is located 50.6 km (31.4 mi) from Poitiers, prefecture of the department, 59 km (37 mi) from Montmorillon, the sub-prefecture, and 5.5 km (3.4 mi) from Civray, capital of the eponymous canton on which the commune depends. since its creation.[5] The closest communes are Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil (2.8 km (1.7 mi)), Voulême (3.7 km (2.3 mi)), Saint-Gaudent (4 km (2.5 mi)), Limalonges (5.1 km (3.2 mi)), Linazay (5.3 km (3.3 mi)) and Montalembert (7.4 km (4.6 mi)).[5]