Surin (Deux-Sèvres)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Autize-Égray | |
| Community association | Val de Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 44-137 m | |
| surface | 13.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 657 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79220 | |
| INSEE code | 79320 | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Surin |
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Surin is a French municipality with 657 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 Autize-Égray (until 2015: canton of Champdeniers-Saint-Denis ). The inhabitants are called Surinois .
geography
Surin is about twelve kilometers north of Niort . Surin is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Pamplie in the north, Cours in the east and northeast, Saint-Ouenne in the east and southeast, Faye-sur-Ardin in the south and southwest, Béceleuf in the west and Xaintray in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 631 | 617 | 577 | 531 | 514 | 515 | 580 | 654 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church, originally from the 12th century, today's building from the 18th century
- Beauregard Castle
Personalities
- Patrice Coirault (1875–1959), musicologist
Web links
Commons : Surin - Collection of images, videos and audio files
