Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Melle | |
Community association | Mellois en Poitou | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ W | |
height | 66-126 m | |
surface | 15.11 km 2 | |
Residents | 547 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79110 | |
INSEE code | 79122 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues |
Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues is a French municipality with 547 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Niort and is part of the canton Melle (until 2015 Chef-Boutonne ).
The municipality consists of the localities of Fontenille , Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues , Couturette and Rhy . In 1973 the previously independent municipalities of Fontenille and Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues were combined to form today's municipality.
geography
Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues is about 41 kilometers southeast of Niort . Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Luché-sur-Brioux in the north and north-west, Tillou in the north, Chef-Boutonne in the east and north-east, La Bataille in the south-east, Crézières in the south, and Paizay-le-Chapt in the southwest and Chérigné in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 485 | 472 | 509 | 532 | 588 | 547 | 569 | 604 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE (1962 and 1968 total population of both municipalities) |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church in Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues from the 12th century
- Saint-Médard church in Fontenille
- 11th century Couturette Castle