Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
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| Commune of Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 20' 48" W |
| Latitude | 46° 26' 53" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Champdeniers-Saint-Denis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val d'Egray |
| Mayor | vacant (demission of M. Georges Genêt) (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 65 m–139 m (avg. 105 m) |
| Land area¹ | 10.60 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
464 |
| - Density (1999) | 43.77/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79241/ 79220 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Deux-Sèvres département and the région of Poitou-Charentes in France.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located 17 km N of Niort and 23 km SW of Parthenay.
[edit] Localities
- Boisne
- Le Breuil
[edit] Bordering communes
- Champdeniers-Saint-Denis
- Cherveux
- La Chapelle-Bâton
[edit] Administration
The commune is a member of Pays de Gâtine.
[edit] Sites of interest
The village below has an underground river developing on 5 km and two networks (the Chapelle-Bâton and the Saint-Projet networks) and an old dairy factory dating back to 1884 which is registered with the inheritance since 2002.
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