Sainte-Ouenne
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Autize-Égray | |
Community association | Val de Gâtine | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
height | 27-108 m | |
surface | 11.58 km 2 | |
Residents | 805 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79220 | |
INSEE code | 79284 | |
Website | http://www.sainteouenne.fr/ |
Sainte-Ouenne is a French municipality with 805 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 ). The inhabitants are called Sainte-Ouennais .
geography
Sainte-Ouenne is about twelve kilometers north of Niort . Sainte-Ouenne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cours in the north, Germond-Rouvre in the east, Échiré in the south-east, Saint-Maxire in the south, Faye-sur-Ardin in the west and south-west and Surin in the west and north-west.
The A83 autoroute runs through the municipality .
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
- Sainte-Eugenie church
- Gazeau Castle
- House La Moussière
Parish partnership
Partnerships have existed with the Canadian community of Saint-Léonard and the US community of Van Buren since 1989.