Saint-André-sur-Sèvre

Saint-André-sur-Sèvre
Commune
Saint-André-sur-Sèvre
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-André-sur-Sèvre
Coordinates: 46°47′03″N 0°40′39″W / 46.7842°N 0.6775°W / 46.7842; -0.6775Coordinates: 46°47′03″N 0°40′39″W / 46.7842°N 0.6775°W / 46.7842; -0.6775
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Cerizay
Intercommunality Delta-Sèvre-Argent
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Dany Grellier
Area1 19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 667
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-André-sur-Sèvre is a commune located northwest of the Deux-Sèvres department, in western France.

Geography

This territory is called « Gâtine », and close to the limits of the Vendée in the « High-Bocage » Vendée.

The altitude ranges from 146 meters to 212 meters on the granite massif of the municipality, the average altitude is 179 meters.

The municipality's municipal area covers 1,985 hectares.

History

Hundred Years' War

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

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

  • 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

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.