Coulon (Deux-Sèvres)

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Coulon
Coulon (France)
Coulon
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Community association Niortais
Coordinates 46 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  W 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
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
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

Web links

Commons : Coulon  - collection of images, videos and audio files