Augé (Deux-Sèvres)

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region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Saint-Maixent-l'École
Community association	Haut Val de Sèvre
Coordinates	46 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  W
height	49-189 m
surface	23.33 km 2
Residents	910 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	79400
INSEE code	79020
Website	http://village.auge.free.fr/

Augé is a French municipality with 910 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École (until 2015: Canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École-1 ). The inhabitants are called Augéens .

geography

Augé is located about 19 kilometers east-northeast of Niort . Augé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Verruyes in the north, Saint-Georges-de-Noisné in the north and north-east, Saivres in the east, Azay-le-Brûlé in the south and south-east, Cherveux in the south-west and La Chapelle-Bâton in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	973	840	705	713	757	794	882	939
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Grégoire church from the 13th century, monument historique since 1914
• Chapel of the earlier Saint-Hilaire priory from the 11th century
• Remains of the castles Augé and Le Plessis
• L'Houmelière Castle
• Champmargou Castle

Saint-Grégoire church

Web links

Commons : Augé  - collection of images, videos and audio files