Massais
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| local community | Val en Vignes | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 79150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 79168 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Massais is a commune Déléguée in the French municipality of Plaine-d'Argenson with 645 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Massais is part of the municipality of Val en Vignes . The inhabitants are called Massaisiens .
The municipality of Massais merged with Bouillé-Saint-Paul and Cersay to form the new municipality of Val en Vignes on January 1, 2017 . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Bressuire and the canton of Le Val de Thouaret (until 2015: canton of Argenton-les-Vallées ).
location
Massais is located on the Argenton River , about 22 kilometers northeast of Bressuire .
The municipality of Massais was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cersay in the north, Bouillé-Saint-Paul in the north and northeast, Mauzé-Thouarsais in the east and southeast, Argentonnay in the south, Le Breuil-sous-Argenton in the west and southwest, and Ulcot in the west and northwest .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 650 | 619 | 526 | 552 | 565 | 544 | 604 | 593 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church
