Les Forges (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | La Gâtine | |
| Community association | Parthenay-Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 154-197 m | |
| surface | 10.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79340 | |
| INSEE code | 79124 | |
Les Forges is a French commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It has 129 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Parthenay district and the La Gâtine canton (until 2015: Ménigoute canton ).
geography
Les Forges is located about 20 kilometers southeast of Parthenay and about 41 kilometers northeast of Niort in the Gâtine . Les Forges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vasles in the north and west, Boivre-la-Vallée with Benassay in the east and Sanxay in the south.
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 217 | 199 | 171 | 142 | 130 | 141 | 111 | 121 | 134 |
Attractions
- Les Forges castle
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Les Forges - collection of images, videos and audio files
