La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent

La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	Cerizay
Community association	Bocage Bressuirais
Coordinates	46 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W 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
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

Notre-Dame de Pitié basilica

Individual evidence

1. ↑ La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent on the Insee website

Web links

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