François (Deux-Sèvres)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Saint-Maixent-l'École | |
Community association | Haut Val de Sèvre | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | |
height | 34-81 m | |
surface | 9.39 km 2 | |
Residents | 954 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79260 | |
INSEE code | 79128 |
François is a French municipality with 954 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 of Niort and the canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École (until 2015: Canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École-1 ). The inhabitants are called Franciens .
geography
François is located about nine kilometers northeast of Niort on the Sèvre Niortaise . François is surrounded by the neighboring communities Cherveux in the north, La Crèche in the east and north-east, Chauray in the south and south-west and Saint-Gelais in the west and north-west.
The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 453 | 469 | 434 | 571 | 648 | 722 | 827 | 969 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- church
Web links
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