Sauzé-Vaussais
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Niort | |
Canton | Melle | |
Community association | Mellois en Poitou | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ W | |
height | 117-187 m | |
surface | 19.08 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,596 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79190 | |
INSEE code | 79307 | |
Website | http://www.sauze-vaussais.com/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Sauzé-Vaussais |
Sauzé-Vaussais is a French commune with 1,596 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 is part of the canton of Melle (until 2015: canton of Sauzé-Vaussais ).
geography
Sauzé-Vaussais is about 48 kilometers east-southeast of Niort . Sauzé-Vaussais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pliboux in the north, Limalonges in the east, Montalembert in the south-east, Londigny and Montjean in the south, Lorigné in the south-west, La Chapelle-Pouilloux in the west and Mairé-Levescault in the north-west.
The former route nationale 148 (today's D948) runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,642 | 1,688 | 1,728 | 1,738 | 1,755 | 1,661 | 1,640 | 1,607 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Junien church in Vaussais, monument historique since 1907
- Manor house of Le Puy d'Anche
- Pigeon tower
- Clock tower from 1840
- Market halls
Personalities
- Léon Deschamps (1863–1899), novelist, literary critic
Web links
Commons : Sauzé-Vaussais - collection of images, videos and audio files