Combrand
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Canton | Cerizay | |
| Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 140-222 m | |
| surface | 24.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,161 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79140 | |
| INSEE code | 79096 | |
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Combrand is a French municipality with 1161 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (previously Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Bressuire and the Canton of Cerizay .
geography
Combrand is about 15 kilometers west-northwest of Bressuire . The Ouin rises on the western edge of the municipality . Combrand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mauléon in the north and northwest, Le Pin in the east, Cerizay in the south and southeast, Montravers in the southwest and La Petite-Boissière in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,016 | 1,043 | 1.014 | 1,039 | 1,079 | 1,122 | 1,133 | 1,176 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean church from 11th / 12th centuries century
- La Pastellière Castle from the 15th century, Monument historique
- La Girardière Castle
Personalities
- Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny (1754–1794), general of the Vendée uprising
Web links
Commons : Combrand - collection of images, videos and audio files
