Secondigny

Secondigny (French pronunciation: [səɡɔ̃diɲi]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

Secondigny
The church in Secondigny
Location of Secondigny
Secondigny
Secondigny
Coordinates: 46°36′33″N 0°25′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementParthenay
CantonLa Gâtine
IntercommunalityCC Parthenay-Gâtine
Area
1
37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,791
  Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated about 14 km west of the town of Parthenay and 35 km north of Niort.

Secondigny is the source of the Thouet, a river that flows east and then north before joining the Loire near Saumur. Just to the west of Secondigny is the source of the Sèvre Nantaise, which flows west and north to join the Loire in Nantes.

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