Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...

 department in western France

France

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Geography

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located 17 km (10.6 mi) N of Niort

Niort

Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.The Latin name of the city was Novioritum.The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area....

 and 23 km (14.3 mi) SW of Parthenay

Parthenay

Parthenay is an ancient fortified town and commune in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, sited on a rocky spur that is surrounded on two sides by the River Thouet...

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Neighboring communes

• Champdeniers-Saint-Denis
  Champdeniers-Saint-Denis
  Champdeniers-Saint-Denis commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...
  
  
• Cherveux
  Cherveux
  Cherveux is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Origins of Cherveux:Prehistoric period : Flint tools buried in the plain testify that the place was inhabited during prehistoric times.Roman period : Some vestiges attest that the Romans occupied...
  
  
• La Chapelle-Bâton
  La Chapelle-Bâton, Deux-Sèvres
  La Chapelle-Bâton is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...
  
  

Culture

The village is the home of the Compagnie Carabosse, famous for its fire-based installations that have visited many cities throughout Europe and beyond.

Sites of interest

The village below has an underground river developing on 5 km (3.1 mi) and two networks (the Chapelle-Bâton

La Chapelle-Bâton, Deux-Sèvres

La Chapelle-Bâton is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...

and the Saint-Projet networks) and an old dairy factory dating back to 1884 which is registered with the inheritance since 2002.