Chizé
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Mignon-et-Boutonne | |
| Community association | Mellois en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 37-105 m | |
| surface | 23.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 863 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79170 | |
| INSEE code | 79090 | |
Chizé is a French municipality with 863 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 Mignon-et-Boutonne (until 2015: canton of Brioux-sur-Boutonne ). The inhabitants are called Chizéens .
geography
Chizé is located about 24 kilometers south-southeast of Niort on the Boutonne . Chizé is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Les Fosses in the north, Secondigné-sur-Belle in the northeast, Brieuil-sur-Chizé in the east, Villiers-sur-Chizé in the southeast, La Villedieu in the south, Dampierre-sur-Boutonne in the southwest, La Vert in the west and Villiers-en-Bois in the north-west.
history
In 1373 there was a battle or siege of Chizé. Here the Breton Bertrand du Guesclin succeeded in driving the English masters from the Chizé castle. In 1973 the previously independent municipality of Availles-sur-Chizé was attached to the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 852 | 781 | 529 | 768 | 871 | 878 | 949 | 882 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Center d'études biologiques de Chizé
Personalities
- William VIII of Aquitaine (1023 / 1025-1086), Duke of Gascon, Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Anjou
