Secondigny (French pronunciation: [səɡɔ̃diɲi]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.
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| Coordinates: 46°36′33″N 0°25′10″W / 46.6091°N 0.4195°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| Canton | La Gâtine |
| Intercommunality | CC Parthenay-Gâtine |
Area 1 | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,791 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (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. | |
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.[2]
Notable people
edit- Michel Menu, engineer and author
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Carte de Promenade - 33 - Cholet Niort. Institut Geographique National.
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