Saivres
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Saint-Maixent-l'École | |
Community association | Haut Val de Sèvre | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
height | 52-185 m | |
surface | 21.24 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,461 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79400 | |
INSEE code | 79302 |
Saivres is a French commune with 1,461 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 Saint-Maixent-l'École (until 2015: Canton of Saint-Maixent-l'École-1 ). The inhabitants are called Saputiens .
geography
Saivres is about 14 kilometers northeast of Niort . Saivres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Georges-de-Noisné in the north, Exireuil in the east and northeast, Saint-Maixent-l'École in the south, Azay-le-Brûlé in the south and southwest and Augé in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,453 | 1.108 | 957 | 1,057 | 1,162 | 1,174 | 1,262 | 1,423 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- church
- L'Herbaudière castle from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, since 1994 Monument historique
- La Roche Nesde Castle
- Saugé Castle
- Russay Castle
- Beauregard Castle
Personalities
- Louis-Eugène Faucher (1874–1964), General
Web links
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