La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
Canton | Cerizay | |
Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
height | 149-235 m | |
surface | 28.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,002 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79430 | |
INSEE code | 79076 | |
Website | http://www.chapellestlaurent.com/ |
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent is a French commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 2,002 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Parthenay arrondissement and the Cerizay canton (until 2015: Moncoutant canton ).
geography
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent is about 40 kilometers north of Niort . There are numerous lakes in the municipality ( Étang des Mothes , Étang Olivette , Étangs de Courberive , Étang des Rataudières and Étang de Briant ). La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chanteloup in the north and north-west, Boismé in the north and north-east, Clessé in the east and south-east, Neuvy-Bouin in the south, Largeasse in the south-west and Pugny in the west and south-west.
Population development
year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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Residents | 1,643 | 1,629 | 1,561 | 1,605 | 1,682 | 1,697 | 1,769 | 1,881 | 1,900 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Pitié basilica, built in 1891, pilgrimage center