Geay (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Canton | Bressuire | |
| Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 125-187 m | |
| surface | 19.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 314 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79330 | |
| INSEE code | 79131 | |
Geay is a French municipality with 314 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bressuire and the canton of Bressuire (until 2015: canton of Saint-Varent ). The inhabitants are called Geayais or Geayiens .
location
Geay is about 15 kilometers east-northeast of Bressuire . Geay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Luché-Thouarsais in the north, Sainte-Gemme in the northeast, Pierrefitte in the east, Faye-l'Abbesse in the south and Bressuire in the west.
The former national route 138ter (today's D138TER) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 447 | 429 | 383 | 356 | 364 | 378 | 349 | 345 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Maixent church, rebuilt in 1757 (and later, in 1848, the bell tower), the choir has been registered as a monument historique since 2003
Web links
Commons : Geay - collection of images, videos and audio files
