Xaintray

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xaintray
Xaintray (France)
Xaintray
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Autize-Égray
Community association Val de Gâtine
Coordinates 46 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W
height 50-127 m
surface 11.15 km 2
Residents 223 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79220
INSEE code 79357

Xaintray (1793 still with the spelling Xainterais , 1801 Xiantrais ) is a French commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Niort and the municipal association Val de Gâtine . It has 223 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

geography

Xaintray is located on the Autise in a flat to gently hilly area, about 20 kilometers north of Niort and about 80 kilometers east of the Atlantic coast at an altitude between 50 and 127 m above sea level. The municipality covers 11.15 km².

Xaintray includes the districts of Pied Mollet, La Servantière, Bénette, Pichenin and La Rainerie . Neighboring communities of Xaintray are Fenioux in the north, Pamplie in the northeast, Surin in the southeast and Béceleuf in the south and west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 296 273 211 186 200 198 227 223
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Château du Logis de Pichenin or Logis de Puy-Chenin, a mansion with a moat from the 12th century, expanded in the 17th century, Monument historique
  • Saint-Eugène et Sainte-Marthe church, built at the end of the 12th / beginning of the 13th century, monument historique
Saint-Eugène et Sainte-Marthe church

Economy and Infrastructure

Six farms are located in the municipality (grain cultivation, dairy farming, cattle, goat and sheep breeding, pig farming).

Xaintray is located away from important national transport routes. Twelve kilometers to the south-east there is a connection to the A 83 autoroute from Nantes to Niort . The city of Niort, 20 kilometers to the south, is a rail and road junction.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Xaintray on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Xaintray on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Xaintray  - collection of images