Ensigné
Ensigné | |
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![]() The commandry | |
Coordinates: 46°05′19″N 0°14′35″W / 46.0886°N 0.2431°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Niort |
Canton | Mignon-et-Boutonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Belaud[1] |
Area 1 | 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 288 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79111 /79170 |
Elevation | 55–149 m (180–489 ft) (avg. 413 m or 1,355 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ensigné (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃siɲe]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Geography
[edit]The surrounding countryside is densely wooded. The village is close to the forest of Ensigné and of Aulnay.
The kindergarten and primary school have been merged with those of Asnières-en-Poitou and Paizay-le-Chapt, none of the three individual villages having a population above 300 by the start of the twenty-first century.
History
[edit]The history of the village is closely linked to that of the Knights Templar. Ensigné contains a Templar command post comprising fortifications, a chapel and a castle.
Today the site is privately owned: the castle itself is in a ruined condition, but two separate properties have been created from the part including the former chapel.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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