Verruyes
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
| Canton | La Gâtine | |
| Community association | Val de Gâtine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 115-224 m | |
| surface | 26.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 904 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79310 | |
| INSEE code | 79345 | |
| Website | http://www.verruyes.info/ | |
Verruyes is a French municipality with 904 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Parthenay and the canton of La Gâtine (until 2015: canton of Mazières-en-Gâtine ).
geography
Verruyes is about twelve kilometers south-southwest of Parthenay and 20 kilometers north-northeast of Niort . The river Egray has its source in the municipality . Verruyes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vouhé in the north and northeast, Saint-Lin in the east, Saint-Georges-de-Noisné in the southeast, Augé in the south, La Chapelle-Bâton in the southwest and Mazières-en-Gâtine in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,256 | 1,241 | 1,134 | 995 | 992 | 924 | 902 | 899 | 930 |
Attractions
- Ritter-Kommanderie, Monument historique
- Old dairy
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Verruyes - collection of images, videos and audio files
