Cerizay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Canton | Cerizay (main town) | |
| Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ W | |
| height | 143-217 m | |
| surface | 18.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,768 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 257 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79140 | |
| INSEE code | 79062 | |
| Website | http://www.cerizay.fr/ | |
Cerizay is a French municipality with 4768 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Bressuire and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Cerizay . The inhabitants are called Cerizéens .
geography
The Sèvre Nantaise River runs in the southwest of the municipality . Cerizay is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Combrand in the north and north-west, Le Pin in the north and north-east, Cirières in the east, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre in the south-east, Saint-André-sur-Sèvre in the south and south-west, and Saint-Mesmin in the south-west Montravers to the west.
The national routes 160bis and 744 run through the municipality . The train station of Cerizay is located on the railway line from Sables d'Olonne after Tours .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,855 | 3,582 | 4,687 | 4,881 | 4,787 | 4,589 | 4,591 | 4,697 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Beauchêne Abbey
- Saint-Pierre church
Community partnerships
We have partnerships with the following municipalities:
- Chipping Ongar , Essex (England), United Kingdom, since 1974
- Montemor-o-Velho , District Coimbra, Portugal, since 1988
- Badou , Wawa Prefecture, Togo, since 1990
