Smarves
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vivonne | |
| Community association | Vallées du Clain | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 21' E | |
| height | 72-141 m | |
| surface | 20.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,810 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86240 | |
| INSEE code | 86263 | |
| Website | http://www.smarves.fr/ | |
Smarves is a commune in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 2,810 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Arrondissement of Poitiers and the canton of Vivonne .
geography
Smarves is about nine kilometers south of Poitiers on the plain between the Clain and Miosson rivers . Smarves is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Benoît in the north, Nouaillé-Maupertuis in the east, Roches-Prémarie-Andillé in the south, Iteuil in the southwest and Ligugé in the west.
history
The place is first mentioned as Samarva in 962.
| Population development | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 869 | 1,126 | 1,490 | 2,069 | 2,089 | 2.156 | 2,345 | 2,580 |
Attractions
- Saint-Félix church
- Saint-Pierre forest with the former domain
- Memorial to the dead of the First World War
Web links
Commons : Smarves - collection of images, videos and audio files
