Saint-Jean-de-Thouars

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Saint-Jean-de-Thouars
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (France)
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Thouars
Community association Thouarsais
Coordinates 46 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 48–111 m
surface 4.96 km 2
Residents 1,358 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 274 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79100
INSEE code
Website http://stjeandethouars.free.fr//

Saint-Jean-de-Thouars is a French commune with 1,358 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Bressuire and the Canton Thouars (until 2015: Canton Thouars-1 ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Jeantais .

location

Saint-Jean-de-Thouars is located about two kilometers south of the city center of Thouars . The Thouet limits the municipality to the north.

Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jean-de-Thouars are Thouars in the north, Missé in the east and south-east, Luzay in the south, Mauzé-Thouarsais in the west and south-west and Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 650 606 1,082 1,257 1,368 1.317 1,364 1,321
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean church
  • Wash house
  • Tor Maillot, the remnant of the former fortifications of Thouars, marks the border with Saint-Jean-de-Thouars

Web links

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