Deux-Sèvres
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Deux-Sèvres | |
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The Deux-Sèvres coat of arms | |
Location | |
Administration | |
Département number: | 79 |
Région: | Poitou-Charentes |
Préfecture: | Niort |
Sub-Préfectures: | Bressuire Parthenay |
Arrondissements: | 3 |
Cantons: | 33 |
Communes: | 307 |
Conseiller Général: | Jean-Marie Morisset UMP |
Statistics | |
Population | Ranked 64th |
-1999 | 344,392 |
Population density: | 57/km² |
Land area¹: | 5999 km² |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
Deux-Sèvres is a French département.
("Deux-Sèvres" is also a name occasionally used for Saint-Porchaire ware, a type of faience.)
[edit] Name
Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the département.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Deux-Sèvres département
- Communes of the Deux-Sèvres département
- Arrondissements of the Deux-Sèvres département
[edit] External links
- French lifestyle, accommodation, tourism, and property (in English)
- Préfecture's website (in French)
- Conseil Général's website (in French)
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