Vasles
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | La Gâtine | |
| Community association | Parthenay-Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 130-227 m | |
| surface | 89.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79340 | |
| INSEE code | 79339 | |
| Website | http://www.vasles.fr/vasles/ | |
Vasles is a French commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 1,662 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Parthenay arrondissement and the La Gâtine canton (until 2015: Ménigoute canton ).
geography
Vasles is about 18 kilometers east-southeast of Parthenay and about 30 kilometers west of Poitiers . Auxance runs through the north . The Boivre rises in the center of the municipality . Vasles is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Chalandray in the north,
- Ayron and Latillé in the northeast,
- Boivre-la-Vallée with Benassay to the east,
- Les Forges in the east and southeast,
- Sanxay in the southeast,
- Ménigoute in the south,
- Les Châteliers with Coutières in the south and Chantecorps in the southwest,
- Vausseroux to the west and south-west,
- Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux in the west,
- La Ferrière-en-Parthenay in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,537 | 2,413 | 2.120 | 1,879 | 1,693 | 1,601 | 1,564 | 1,650 | 1,729 |
Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Radegonde from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- New church from 1901
- La Sayette castle from the 15th century with park and chapel, monument historique since 2004
- Vasles Castle from the 15th century
- Manor house in Chez-Paulier from the 17th century, monument historique since 1984
- Le Mouton House
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Vasles - collection of images, videos and audio files
