Béceleuf

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Béceleuf
Béceleuf (France)
Béceleuf
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Autize-Égray
Community association Val de Gâtine
Coordinates 46 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  W
height 39-122 m
surface 19.04 km 2
Residents 757 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79160
INSEE code

Béceleuf is a French municipality with 757 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 ).

location

Béceleuf is about 19 kilometers north-northwest of Niort . The Autise crosses the community. Béceleuf is surrounded by the neighboring communities Fenioux in the north, Xaintray in the east and northeast, Surin in the east and southeast, Faye-sur-Ardin in the south and Ardin in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 643 560 571 526 586 601 664 739
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maurice church from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1909
  • Oak from Pousay
Saint-Maurice Church

Web links

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