Arçais

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Arçais
Arçais (France)
Arçais
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Community association Niortais
Coordinates 46 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  W 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
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
Saint-Cyr church

Web links

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