Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Canton | Le Val de Thouet | |
| Community association | Thouarsais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ W | |
| height | 32-73 m | |
| surface | 24.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,085 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79290 | |
| INSEE code | 79277 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-martin-de-sanzay.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay |
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Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay is a French commune with 1,085 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 Le Val de Thouet (until 2015 the municipality belonged to the canton Thouars-2 ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois .
location
Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay is the northernmost municipality in the Deux-Sèvres department. It is located about 38 kilometers northeast of Bressuire in the Anjou wine region . Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Le Puy-Notre-Dame in the north and north-west,
- Montreuil-Bellay in the north and northeast,
- Antoigné in the east,
- Brion-près-Thouet in the east and south-east,
- Sainte-Verge in the south,
- Loretz-d'Argenton with Argenton-l'Église in the west and south-west and Bouillé-Loretz in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 991 | 956 | 1,366 | 1,520 | 834 | 870 | 912 | 1.008 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, monument historique
- Le Bois castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 17th century
- La Coste Castle from the 16th century
- Commander of the Johanniter in Prailles from the 12th century
- Taizon bridge from the 13th century
Saint Martin Church
Le Bois Castle
Taizon Bridge
Web links
Commons : Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay - Collection of images, videos and audio files
