Germond-Rouvre
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Autize-Égray | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W | |
| height | 33-123 m | |
| surface | 17.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79220 | |
| INSEE code | 79133 | |
| Website | http://www.germond-rouvre.fr/ | |
Germond-Rouvre is a French commune with 1,174 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Autize-Égray (until 2015: canton of Champdeniers-Saint-Denis ). The inhabitants are called Germo-Roburiens .
location
Germond-Rouvre is about 60 kilometers west-southwest of Poitiers and about 15 kilometers north of Niort . Germond-Rouvre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cours in the north and north-west, Champdeniers in the north-east, Cherveux in the east, Échiré in the south and Sainte-Ouenne in the west and south-west.
history
In 1973 the previously independent municipalities of Germond and Rouvre were merged.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 757 | 684 | 654 | 832 | 918 | 880 | 1,050 | 1,170 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Médard church in Germond from the 12th century, historic monument since 1986
