Romans (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Saint-Maixent-l'École | |
| Community association | Haut Val de Sèvre | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 55-149 m | |
| surface | 11.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 708 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79260 | |
| INSEE code | 79231 | |
Romans is a French municipality with 708 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 the Canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École (until 2015: Canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École-2 ). The inhabitants are called Romanais .
geography
Romans is about 18 kilometers east-northeast of Niort . The small river Hermitain limits the municipality to the north. Romans is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent in the north and northeast, Souvigné in the east, Prailles-La Couarde with Prailles in the south and southeast, Aigonnay in the south and southwest and Sainte-Néomaye in the west.
The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 494 | 481 | 379 | 374 | 464 | 523 | 675 | 720 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
