Sansais
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 1–32 m | |
| surface | 14.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 753 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79270 | |
| INSEE code | 79304 | |
| Website | http://www.sansais-lagarette.com/ | |
Sansais is a French municipality with 753 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the Canton of Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan .
geography
Bessines is located about ten kilometers west-southwest of Niort in the Marais Poitevin . Sansais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Coulon in the north, Magné in the northeast, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan in the east and southeast, Amuré in the south, Saint-Georges-de-Rex in the southwest and Le Vanneau-Irleau in the west.
The former route nationale 11 (today's D611) runs through the municipality .
history
Between 1973 and 1980 Sansais was part of the Coulon parish .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 517 | 510 | - | 566 | 688 | 659 | 672 | 756 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Vincent Church
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Personalities
- Louis François Jean Chabot (1757–1837), Infantry Division General
Parish partnership
With the Belgian municipality Crisnée Wallonia is a partnership.
