Arçais
Sign in to savethumb|259px|left Arçais () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the only village which is located in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin (the Poitou Marshes), near the city of Niort. It is a popular centre for tourism, with several embarcadères which hire out punts and other boats for use on the network of canals that surrounds the village. There are also several shops, bars and other facilities, including bike hire.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arçais
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 646
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Arçais
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Arçais-Eglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Arçais
- French commune.arrondissement
- Niort
- French commune.canton
- Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
- French commune.INSEE
- 79010
- French commune.postal code
- 79210
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Leyssene
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Niortais
- French commune.elevation m
- 13
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Arçais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Niort
- Population
- +615
- Area
- +15.12
- Elevation
- +6
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sigismond
- Official website
- lapagelocale.fr79210-ar%C3%A7ais
- Image
- Arçais 2012 05.jpg
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thumb|259px|left Arçais () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the only village which is located in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin (the Poitou Marshes), near the city of Niort. It is a popular centre for tourism, with several embarcadères which hire out punts and other boats for use on the network of canals that surrounds the village. There are also several shops, bars and other facilities, including bike hire.
==See also== Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department