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Arçais
Administration Country France Region Poitou-Charentes Department Deux-Sèvres Arrondissement Niort Canton Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Mayor Jean Leyssène
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 1–36 m (3.3–118 ft)
(avg. 13 m/43 ft)Land area1 15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi) Population2 654 (2006) - Density 43 /km2 (110 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 79010/ 79210 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 46°17′49″N 0°41′23″W / 46.29694°N 0.68972°W
Arçais is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. It is the only village in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin (the Poitou Marshes), near the city of Niort. It is a popular centre for tourism, with several embarcadères which hire out punts and other boats for use on the network of canals that surrounds the village. There are also several shops, bars and other facilities, including bike hire.
See also
References
External links
- The interregional park Marais Poitevin
- Poitou-Charentes Vacances: regional tourism website, with links to boat and bike companies in Arcais
Categories:- Communes of Deux-Sèvres
- Deux-Sèvres geography stubs
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