Clessé (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres department | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | Cerizay | |
| Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 138-236 m | |
| surface | 29.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 954 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79350 | |
| INSEE code | 79094 | |
| Website | http://www.clesse79.fr/ | |
Clessé is a French municipality with 954 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Parthenay arrondissement and the Cerizay canton .
geography
The municipality is located around 15 kilometers northwest of Parthenay and 15 kilometers southeast of Bressuire in the Gâtine countryside . Neighboring municipalities to Clessé are:
- Chiché in the north,
- Amailloux in the northeast,
- Saint-Germain-de-Longue-Chaume to the east
- Fénery in the southeast,
- Pougne-Hérisson in the south
- Neuvy-Bouin in the southwest
- La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent to the west and
- Boismé in the northwest.
The northern part of the municipality is drained by several small watercourses to the Thouaret , a tributary of the Thouet , in the southern part the rivers Cébron and Palais , which also flow into the Thouet, have their source. In addition to a large number of small lakes, the municipality also has the Étang de Fréaux reservoir , which extends to the neighboring municipality of Saint-Germain-de-Longue-Chaume .
Transport links
The community is located at a crossroads of local traffic routes. The departmental road D19 connects Moncoutant and Parthenay , the D46 leads from Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet via Airvault to Moncontour and the D139 from Saint-Pardoux to Bressuire .
The municipality was formerly crossed by a railway line that ran from Parthenay to Bressuire . However, the operation was discontinued, today there is a national cycle path ( Voie Verte ) on the railway embankment .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,173 | 1.103 | 991 | 924 | 894 | 929 | 954 |
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)
- Voie Verte Parthenay - Bressuire (French)