Rome (Deux-Sèvres)

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Rome
Rome (France)
Rome
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Celles-sur-Belle
Community association Mellois en Poitou
Coordinates 46 ° 18 '  N , 0 ° 7'  E 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
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
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

  1. Commune de Rom - LGV Tours Bordeaux on lgv-sea-tours-bordeaux.fr
  2. Data from INSEE  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / recensement.insee.fr  
  3. Musée de Rauranum website