Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°26′53″N 0°20′48″W / 46.4481°N 0.3467°W / 46.4481; -0.3467Coordinates: 46°26′53″N 0°20′48″W / 46.4481°N 0.3467°W / 46.4481; -0.3467
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
Canton	Autize-Égray
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Claude Bonnin
Area 1	10.60 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	565
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	79241 /79220
Elevation	65–139 m (213–456 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

Geography[]

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located 17 km (11 mi) North of Niort and 23 km (14 mi) Southwest of Parthenay. The commune consists of the main village Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc and a few outlying localities, including Boisne and Le Breuil. Neighboring communes are Champdeniers-Saint-Denis, Cherveux and La Chapelle-Bâton.

Culture[]

The village is the home of the , famous for its fire-based installations that have visited many cities throughout Europe and beyond.^[2][3]

Sites of interest[]

• An underground river flows under the village, with a length of about 5 km (3.1 mi)
• An old dairy factory dating back to 1884, registered as a monument since 2002.

See also[]

• Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

References[]

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