Ensigné
Ensigné | |
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 The commandry | |
Location of Ensigné  | |
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| 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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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