La crèche
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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 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 35-127 m | |
| surface | 34.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,635 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 163 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79260 | |
| INSEE code | 79048 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lacreche.fr/ | |
La Crèche is a French commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the arrondissement of Niort and in the canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École .
geography
The western French community with 5635 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located 13 kilometers east-northeast of Niort on the Sèvre Niortaise river .
The motorway triangle of the Autoroute A83 ( E 03 ) with the Autoroute A10 ( E 601 ) is located in the municipality .
history
The area is palaeontologically known for its dinosaur finds. Hand axes and other finds from the Paleolithic have been found here. During the Gallo-Roman period there was a small vicus here . The area around La Crèche only gained importance in the Merovingian period (from the 7th century), which has been proven archaeologically by the discovery of a necropolis .
The Château de Bougouin was built in the 13th century by the Vivonne family.
Personalities
- Maurice Marsac (1938–1991), archaeologist who directed the major excavations at La Crèche
- Georges Groussard (1891–1980), resistance fighter
- Serge Groussard (* 1921), journalist and writer
