Limalonges
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Melle | |
| Community association | Mellois en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ W | |
| height | 112-187 m | |
| surface | 24.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 834 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79190 | |
| INSEE code | 79150 | |
| Website | http://www.limalonges.fr/ | |
Limalonges is a French municipality with 834 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and is part of the canton of Melle (until 2015: canton of Sauzé-Vaussais ).
geography
Limalonges is the easternmost municipality in the Deux-Sèvres department. It is located about 52 kilometers east-southeast of Niort . Limalonges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chaunay and Linazay in the north, Saint-Saviol in the east and northeast, Saint-Macoud in the southeast, Montalembert in the south, Sauzé-Vaussais in the west and Pliboux in the northwest.
The route nationale 10 and the former route nationale 148 (today's D948) intersect in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 963 | 914 | 900 | 905 | 830 | 809 | 864 | 867 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, conversions from the 15th century
- Tumulus of Nouverteils, Monument historique since 1993
