Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
Canton | Mauléon | |
Community association | Bocage Bressuirais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ W | |
height | 102-195 m | |
surface | 28.92 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,409 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79700 | |
INSEE code | 79235 |
Saint-Amand-sur-Sevre is a French commune with 1,409 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Bressuire and the canton Mauléon .
location
Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre is located about 23 kilometers west-northwest of Bressuire in the Haut- Poitou landscape . The Sèvre Nantaise limits the municipality to the west and south-west. Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mauléon in the north, La Petite-Boissière in the east, Montravers in the south and south-east, La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre in the south, La Flocellière in the south-west, Les Châtelliers-Châteaumur in the west as well Treize-Vents in the northwest.
history
From 1973 to 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was part of the neighboring municipality of Mauléon .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,380 | 1,281 | - | - | - | 1,229 | 1,255 | 1,328 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Romanesque church
- La Guierche Castle