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79 DEUX SEVRES
Main city : NIORT
| Niort :
capital of Deux-Sèvres dept., W France, in Poitou. An old agricultural marketplace, it
now has plywood, chemical, metallurgy, clothing, tobacco, and printing industries. Niort was originally a Gallo-Roman town called Novioritum. During
the 16th and 17th cent. it was a stronghold of the Huguenots.
Of the old fortress (12th–13th cent.), two huge
towers remain; there are also several fine Renaissance buildings, including a town hall
(16th cent.) and a church (15th–17th cent.). |
Tourism office :
http://www.niortourisme.com/
Records of the department :
http://www.deux-sevres.com/cg79/theme/archives/03.htm
ARCHIVES DEPARTEMENTALES
26 rue de la Blauderie B.P. 505
79022 NIORT CEDEX
ASSOCIATIONS
Cercle
Généalogique des Deux-Sèvres
Adresse postale: 26, rue de la
Blauderie 79000 Niort
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Cercle
Généalogique de Charente Poitevine
Adresse postale: C.G.C.P. - 16700
Taizé-Aizie
Sur Minitel: 3617 code ABMS, sur internet à http://cgcp.free.fr/ ou par e-mail |
Union
Généalogique Poitou-Charentes-Vendée
26, rue de la Blauderie 79022 Niort Cedex
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Association
Héraldique Pictave
B.P. 111, 79203 Parthenay cedex.
Adresse e-mail: HERALDIQUE@district-parthenay.fr |
COUSINGENWEB79 :
http://cgw79.free.fr/
LIST OF SITES WITH FAMILY NAMES :
http://jeanbel.free.fr/gene_l79.htm
http://www.amicale-genealogie.org/Listes-patronymes/Patronymes_Poitou-Charentes/JCEymer_E_L_79.htm
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