Deux-Sèvres department

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The Deux-Sèvres department is an administrative division in western France, known for its rural landscapes, Romanesque churches, and the Marais Poitevin wetland area.

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Deux-Sèvres department canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
administrativeCenter Niort
borders Charente
Charente-Maritime
Loire-Atlantique
Maine-et-Loire
Vendée
Vienne
climate oceanic climate
coatOfArmsFeature two rivers symbolizing the Sèvres
contains Bressuire
Marais Poitevin
Niort
Parthenay
country France
createdDuring French Revolution
createdOn 1790-03-04
departmentNumber 79
formerRegion Poitou
surface form: Poitou-Charentes
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
insurance services (around Niort)
livestock farming
hasHeritage Romanesque architecture
hasHistoricSite Bressuire castle
Parthenay medieval town
hasINSEECode 79
hasLandscapeType rural landscapes
hasProtectedArea Marais Poitevin regional natural park
hasVehicleRegistrationCode 79
ISO3166-2 FR-79
knownFor Marais Poitevin
surface form: Marais Poitevin wetland area

Romanesque churches
language French
locatedIn Poitou
surface form: Poitou historical province

western France
locatedOn Sèvre Niortaise river basin
namedAfter Sèvre Nantaise
surface form: Sèvre Nantaise river

Sèvre Niortaise river
officialLanguage French
partOf Nouvelle-Aquitaine
surface form: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
prefecture Niort
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
subprefecture Bressuire
Parthenay
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Poitou modernTerritoryIncludes Deux-Sèvres department
Parthenay locatedIn Deux-Sèvres department
Vienne department borderedBy Deux-Sèvres department
Sèvre Nantaise hasSourceLocation Deux-Sèvres department
Sèvre Nantaise flowsThrough Deux-Sèvres department