La Rochénard
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Mignon-et-Boutonne | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 27-72 m | |
| surface | 8.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 583 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79270 | |
| INSEE code | 79229 | |
La Rochénard is a French municipality with 583 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Mignon-et-Boutonne (until 2015 Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon ). The inhabitants are called Rochénardais .
geography
La Rochénard is about 60 kilometers east of La Rochelle and about 18 kilometers southwest of Niort . La Rochénard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Épannes in the north, Vallans in the north and northeast, La Foye-Monjault in the east and southeast, Val-du-Mignon with Usseau in the south, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon in the west and Prin-Deyrançon in the Northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 394 | 457 | 400 | 427 | 460 | 429 | 440 | 589 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Water tower
Web links
Commons : La Rochénard - collection of images, videos and audio files
