Cherves
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Migné auxances | |
| Community association | Haut-Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
| height | 118-169 m | |
| surface | 25.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 572 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86170 | |
| INSEE code | 86073 | |
Cherves is a municipality with 572 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the northwest of the Vienne département in France . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Poitiers and the canton of Migné-Auxances (until 2015: canton of Mirebeau ).
geography
Cherves is about 29 kilometers northwest of Poitiers . Cherves is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Doux in the north, Maisonneuve in the northeast, Vouzailles in the east, Maillé in the east and southeast, Ayron in the southeast, Chalandray in the south and Thénezay in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 774 | 720 | 623 | 597 | 516 | 500 | 569 | 576 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-André church from the 11th century
- Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel
- Castle from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Beauvais Castle
- 18th century Tol mill
Parish partnership
There are partnerships with the communities through the community association
- Bassemyam in Burkina Faso
- Membrilla in Castile-La Mancha (Spain)
- Rain in Lower Bavaria (Germany)
- Saint-Raymond in the Province of Quebec (Canada).
Web links
Commons : Cherves - collection of images, videos and audio files
