Arçais
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | |
Community association | Niortais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
height | 1–36 m | |
surface | 15.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 613 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79210 | |
INSEE code | 79010 | |
Website | http://www.arcais.fr/ |
Arçais is a French municipality with 613 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the Canton of Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan . The inhabitants are called Arçaisien (ne) s .
geography
Arçais is located in the Venise Verte region , part of the Marais Poitevin , on the Canal de La Grande Rigole . The Sèvre Niortaise river runs to the north of the municipality . Arçais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Sigismond in the north, Le Mazeau in the northeast, Le Vanneau-Irleau in the east, Saint-Georges-de-Rex in the southeast, Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud in the south and west and Damvix in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 759 | 718 | 653 | 524 | 560 | 572 | 636 | 606 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Cyr church
Web links
Commons : Arçais - collection of images, videos and audio files