Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc

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Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
Coat of arms of Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc (France)
Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Autize-Égray
Community association Val de Gâtine
Coordinates 46 ° 27 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 27 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W
height 65-139 m
surface 10.96 km 2
Residents 558 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79220
INSEE code
Website http://www.stchristophesurroc.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a French municipality with 558 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the canton of Autize-Égray (until 2015: canton of Champdeniers-Saint-Denis ).

geography

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located about 13 kilometers north-northeast of Niort . Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Champdeniers in the north and west, La Chapelle-Bâton in the east and Cherveux in the south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 640 618 536 468 472 453 535 553
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Romanesque church of Saint-Christophe
  • Hosanna cross, 9 meters high, Monument historique since 1889

Web links

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