Sainte-Verge

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Sainte-Verge
Sainte-Verge (France)
Sainte-Verge
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Thouars
Community association Thouarsais
Coordinates 47 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 39-87 m
surface 12.83 km 2
Residents 1,395 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 109 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79100
INSEE code

Sainte-Verge is a French commune with 1,395 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 Thouars (until 2015 the municipality belonged to the canton Thouars-2 ).

location

Sainte-Verge is located on the Thouet River , which borders the municipality to the west, about 23 kilometers northeast of Bressuire in the Anjou wine region . Sainte-Verge is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay in the north, Louzy in the east, Thouars in the south, Sainte-Radegonde in the southwest and Loretz-d'Argenton with Argenton-l'Église in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 961 1.007 1,135 1,242 1,202 1,329 1,453 1,427
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame church
  • La Forêt Castle
  • La Gosselinière Castle
  • Blanchard Mill

Viticulture

The place is located in the Anjou wine region .

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the Spanish municipality of Hoyos since 2000.

Web links

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