Virson
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
Canton | Surgères | |
Community association | Aunis Sud | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
height | 6–36 m | |
surface | 9.9 km 2 | |
Residents | 760 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 77 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17290 | |
INSEE code | 17480 | |
Mairie Virson |
Virson is a municipality in the French department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the canton of Surgères (until 2015 canton of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis ) in the Arrondissement of Rochefort . It borders in the northwest with Saint-Christophe and Anais , in the north with Bouhet , in the east with Puyravault , in the southeast with Chambon , in the south with Forges and in the west with Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 274 | 292 | 285 | 363 | 387 | 435 | 635 | 746 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Virson
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Château des Granges castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 60-61.
Web links
Commons : Virson - collection of images, videos and audio files