Ardin (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Autize-Égray | |
| Community association | Val de Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 30-141 m | |
| surface | 29.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,243 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79160 | |
| INSEE code | 79012 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-ardin.fr/ | |
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Ardin is a French commune with 1,243 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Niort and in the canton of Autize-Égray (until 2015: canton of Coulonges-sur-l'Autize ). The inhabitants are called Ardinois .
location
Ardin is about 70 kilometers west-southwest of Poitiers and about 18 kilometers north-northwest of Niort . The municipality is crossed by the Autise river and its tributary Saumort runs along the eastern municipal boundary . Ardin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-Thireuil and Puihardy in the north, Fenioux in the northeast, Béceleuf in the east, Faye-sur-Ardin in the southeast, Villiers-en-Plaine in the south, Saint-Pompain in the southwest, Coulonges-sur-l 'Autize in the west and Saint-Laurs in the northwest.
The former route nationale 744 (today's D744) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,266 | 1,168 | 1,086 | 1,031 | 1,048 | 1,149 | 1,196 | 1,254 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, Monument historique
- Saint-Goard Castle
