Saint-André-sur-Sèvre
Saint-André-sur-Sèvre | |
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  Saint-André-sur-Sèvre  Saint-André-sur-Sèvre | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′03″N 0°40′39″W / 46.7842°N 0.6775°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Cerizay |
| Intercommunality | CA Bocage Bressuirais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dany Grellier[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 642 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79236 /79380 |
| Elevation | 146–212 m (479–696 ft) (avg. 179 m or 587 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-André-sur-Sèvre is a commune located northwest of the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France.
Geography[edit]
This territory is called « Gâtine », and close to the limits of the Vendée in the « High-Bocage » Vendée.
The elevation ranges from 146 meters to 212 meters on the granite massif of the municipality, the average elevation is 179 meters.
The municipality's municipal area covers 1,985 hectares.
History[edit]
Hundred Years' War[edit]
The conflict between the Plantagenets and the Capetians, which opposed the English and the French, partly took place in Poitou, Normandy and Aquitaine.
War in the Vendée[edit]
In 1793, during the war in the Vendée: passage of the Infernal Columns to the castle of Saint-Mesmin; a courier from Parthenay announces that the enemy, the Republicans nicknamed the blues, surrounds Chataignieraie, then this army of the revolution seizes Reaumur, Montournay, Mouilleron, Chavaigne, Tillais and Saint-Mesmin.
Places and monuments[edit]
- Castle of Saint-Mesmin at the foot of which flows the river the Sevreau, less than 2 kilometers (1,2 miles) from Saint-Mesmin, is located on the town of Saint-André-sur-Sèvre. It is an old medieval fortress of the 13th century, equipped with a dungeon 28 meters high, built in the 15th century. The castle is open to the public in summer and medieval events are organized.
- A Cloister garden, the river Sevre, a church of the thirteenth century.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links[edit]
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