Sauzé-Vaussais
Encyclopedia
Sauzé-Vaussais is a commune
in the Deux-Sèvres
department in western France
.
The residents shorten its name to Sauzé.
Sauzé-Vaussais has an old town centre with a clock tower standing outside the town hall (mairie). It has an English teashop, a church with a high vaulted roof, several little bars (one with PMU). Just outside the town is a supermarket, as well as a dovecote tower (pictured at right) with picnic tables and a water body nearby.
Nearby features
Sauzé is an hour and a half's drive away from the beaches of La Rochelle
and several small touristic islands such as Île-d'Aix
, Île de Ré
(Isle of Rhé), and the Fouras
peninsula; popular summer locations for locals and Brits alike. Not far away, westward of Niort
, starts the Poitevin Marsh, a large network of canals and rivers also known as the "Green Venice", for punting or cycling day trips. Also close, is the theme park and science park, the Futuroscope
, in Poitiers
.
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
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The residents shorten its name to Sauzé.
Features
Local featuresSauzé-Vaussais has an old town centre with a clock tower standing outside the town hall (mairie). It has an English teashop, a church with a high vaulted roof, several little bars (one with PMU). Just outside the town is a supermarket, as well as a dovecote tower (pictured at right) with picnic tables and a water body nearby.
Nearby features
Sauzé is an hour and a half's drive away from the beaches of La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
and several small touristic islands such as Île-d'Aix
Île-d'Aix
Île-d'Aix is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department off the west coast of France. It occupies the territory of small island of Île d'Aix in the Atlantic. It is a popular place for tourist day-trips during the summer months.-Location:...
, Île de Ré
Île de Ré
Île de Ré is an island off the west coast of France near La Rochelle, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait....
(Isle of Rhé), and the Fouras
Fouras
Fouras is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.-Geography:Fouras is on a peninsula...
peninsula; popular summer locations for locals and Brits alike. Not far away, westward 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....
, starts the Poitevin Marsh, a large network of canals and rivers also known as the "Green Venice", for punting or cycling day trips. Also close, is the theme park and science park, the Futuroscope
Futuroscope
Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques...
, in Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
.