Secondigny

French commune
nomcommune=Secondigny
région=Poitou-Charentes
département=Deux-Sèvres
arrondissement=Parthenay
canton=Secondigny
intercomm=
insee=79311
longitude=-0.41954
latitude=46.60912
km²=37
sans=1774
date-sans=1999
dens=48
date-dens=1999

Secondigny is a village and "commune" in the Poitou-Charentes "région" of France. It is situated some 14km west of the town of Parthenay and 35km north of Niort.

Secondigny is within the "département" of Deux-Sèvres and the "arrondissement" of Parthenay. It is the "chef-lieu" of the "canton" of Secondigny. [cite web | title = Code Officiel Géographique | publisher = Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques | accessdate = 2008-05-31 | url = http://www.insee.fr/fr/nom_def_met/nomenclatures/cog/ListeC.asp?TABLEZ=ARROND&numreg=54&numdep=79&numar=3&numct=22#res ]

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.cite book | title = Carte de Promenade - 33 - Cholet Niort | publisher = Institut Geographique National ]

ee also

*Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department

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