Mazières-en-Gâtine
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | La Gâtine | |
| Community association | Val de Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 107-226 m | |
| surface | 19.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,011 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79310 | |
| INSEE code | 79172 | |
| Website | http://www.mazieres-en-gatine.fr/ | |
Mazières-en-Gâtine is a French commune with 1,011 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Parthenay and the canton of La Gâtine (until 2015: canton of Mazières-en-Gâtine ). The inhabitants are called Mazièrois .
geography
Mazières-en-Gâtine is about 14 kilometers south-southwest of Parthenay and 25 kilometers north-northeast of Niort . Mazières-en-Gâtine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers in the north, Vouhé in the northeast, Verruyes in the east, La Chapelle-Bâton in the south, Champdeniers in the southwest and Saint-Marc-la-Lande in the west.
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,502 | 935 | 902 | 894 | 948 | 874 | 874 | 972 | 993 |
Attractions
- Saint-Barnabé church
- Petit Chêne Castle
- La Ménardière castle with park
Personalities
- René Verriet de Litardière (1888–1957), botanist
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Polish municipality of Leśna Podlaska since 2013 and - via the former canton - Janów Podlaski since 1997 . There are also connections to the Togolese community of Agou-Yiboe .
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