Rome (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Celles-sur-Belle | |
| Community association | Mellois en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 18 ' N , 0 ° 7' E | |
| height | 110-154 m | |
| surface | 52.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 860 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79120 | |
| INSEE code | 79230 | |
| Website | mairies.paysmellois.org/Rom | |
Rome is a French municipality with 860 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the canton of Celles-sur-Belle in the Arrondissement of Niort .
geography
The municipality is located about 45 km east of Niort and 40 km south of Poitiers in the Pays Mellois . The dive crosses the community. Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Sauvant in the north, Payré in the northeast, Châtillon and Couhé in the east, Brux in the southeast, Messé in the south, Sainte-Soline in the southwest and Vançais in the west.
The LGV Sud Europe Atlantique , which will go into operation in 2017, will cross the municipality east of the city center.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | source | 
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| 1,292 | 1,162 | 998 | 918 | 833 | 785 | 805 | 
Attractions
- Cimetière militaire de la seconde guerre mondiale
 - Gallo-Roman excavations
 - Musée de Rauranum (Gallo-Romanesque Museum)
 
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commune de Rom - LGV Tours Bordeaux on lgv-sea-tours-bordeaux.fr
 - ↑ Data from INSEE ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
 - ↑ Musée de Rauranum website