Fors (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 25-66 m | |
| surface | 18.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,795 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 95 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79230 | |
| INSEE code | 79125 | |
| Website | http://www.communedefors.fr/ | |
Fors is a French commune with 1,795 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 (until 2015: Canton Prahecq ) and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais . The inhabitants are called Forsitains .
geography
Fors is located in the metropolitan area twelve kilometers south-southeast of Niort . Fors is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aiffres in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue in the east, Juscorps in the south-east, Marigny in the south, Granzay-Gript in the west and south-west and Saint-Symphorien in the north-west.
The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Chartres – Bordeaux line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 724 | 731 | 819 | 1,296 | 1.406 | 1,347 | 1,577 | 1,745 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century
- Rectory, built in 1860
- Town hall from 1855
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the German municipality of Penkun in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
