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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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Arçais is a commune in France, situated within the Deux-Sèvres department and the arrondissement of Niort. It lies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and shares borders with Saint-Georges-de-Rex, Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud, Le Vanneau-Irleau, and Damvix. The administrative area covers 15.12 square kilometers, with an elevation of 36 meters above sea level.
The population of Arçais is recorded as 624, comprising 306 males and 307 females. Another source lists the population as 646. The commune is associated with the canton of Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan and uses the postal code 79210.
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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
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 36
- French commune.area km2
- 15.12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Arçais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Niort
- Population
- 615
- Area
- 15.12
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sigismond
- Official website
- lapagelocale.fr79210-ar%C3%A7ais
- Image
- Arçais 2012 05.jpg
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- Commons category
- Arçais
- postal code
- 79210
- associated electoral district
- canton of Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
- male population
- 306
- female population
- 307
- P8168
- Clemens Kuby
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-49-35-37-12
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
- External links
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
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