Secondigny

Secondigny
Commune
The church in Secondigny
Secondigny
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Secondigny
Coordinates: 46°36′33″N 0°25′10″W / 46.6091°N 0.4195°W / 46.6091; -0.4195Coordinates: 46°36′33″N 0°25′10″W / 46.6091°N 0.4195°W / 46.6091; -0.4195
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton La Gâtine
Intercommunality CC Parthenay-Gâtine
Area1 37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,763
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 79311 /

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.

Secondigny is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

It is situated about 14 km west of the town of Parthenay and 35 km north of Niort.

Secondigny is the source of the Thouet, a river that flows east and then north before joining the Loire near Saumur. Just to the west of Secondigny is the source of the Sèvre Nantaise, which flows west and north to join the Loire in Nantes.[1]

See also

References

  1. Carte de Promenade - 33 - Cholet Niort. Institut Geographique National.


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