Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Mignon-et-Boutonne | |
Community association | Niortais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
height | 1–30 m | |
surface | 34.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,540 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79210 | |
INSEE code | 79257 | |
Website | http://www.st-hilaire-la-palud.fr/ |
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud is a French commune with 1,540 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 Mignon-et-Boutonne (until 2015: Canton of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon ).
geography
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud is the westernmost commune of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is located about 35 kilometers east-northeast of La Rochelle and about 20 kilometers west-southwest of Niort . Numerous canals run through the municipality (including the Canal de Forge and the Grande Rigol ) as part of the Marais Poitevin . Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Damvix in the north, Arçais in the northeast, Saint-Georges-de-Rex in the east, Le Bourdet in the southeast, Prin-Deyrançon in the south and southeast, Cramchaban in the south, La Grève- sur-Mignon in the west and La Ronde in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,549 | 1,543 | 1,487 | 1,422 | 1,387 | 1,344 | 1,527 | 1,584 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |