Brûlain

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Brûlain
Brûlain (France)
Brûlain
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton La Plaine Niortaise
Community association Niortais
Coordinates 46 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W
height 46-89 m
surface 24.67 km 2
Residents 757 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79230
INSEE code

Brûlain is a French municipality with 757 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 La Plaine Niortaise (until 2015: Canton Prahecq ) and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais .

geography

Brûlain is located in the metropolitan area about 20 kilometers southeast of Niort . Brûlain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Prahecq in the north and north-west, Sainte-Blandine in the north and north-east, Saint-Médard and Périgné in the east, Secondigné-sur-Belle in the south, Les Fosses in the south-west and Saint-Romans-des-Champs in the west .

The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Chartres – Bordeaux line .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 645 589 526 538 563 538 629 702
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church

Web links

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