Coulon (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 0-81 m | |
| surface | 29.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,263 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79510 | |
| INSEE code | 79100 | |
| Website | www.ville-coulon.fr | |
Coulon is a French municipality with 2263 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 Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan .
geography
Coulon is located in the Venise Verte region on the north bank of the Sèvre Niortaise . Coulon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Benet in the north and west, Saint-Rémy in the northeast, Niort in the east, Magné in the southeast, Sansais in the south and Le Vanneau-Irleau in the southwest.
history
The place is first mentioned as Colunus in 869. However, archaeological excavations have already produced remains from the Bronze Age, a Gallo-Roman and a Merovingian grave and remains of a Neolithic settlement.
Population development
| 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| 1,470 | 1,456 | 1,403 | 1,408 | 1,461 | 1,975 | 1,660 | 1,870 | 2,074 | 2,238 | 2,250 |
Attractions
- megalith
- Sainte-Trinité church, originally founded by monks from Charroux in 830, restored in the 15th century, destroyed in 1569, rebuilt in the 19th century, monument historique since 1929
- Maison du Marais poitevin, now a museum
- Quays on the Sèvre Niortaise
Sainte-Trinité church
Maison du Marais Poitevin
