Ensigné () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres

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in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The surrounding countryside is densely wooded. The village is close to the forest of Ensigné and of Aulnay. The kindergarten and primary school have been merged with those of

Asnières-en-Poitou Asnières-en-Poitou (, literally ''Asnières in Poitou'') is a large commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 25 ...

and Paizay-le-Chapt, none of the three individual villages having a population above 300 by the start of the twenty-first century.

History

The history of the village is closely linked to that of the

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. Ensigné contains a Templar command post comprising fortifications, a chapel and a castle. Today the site is privately owned: the castle itself is in a ruined condition, but two separate properties have been created from the part including the former chapel.

References

Communes of Deux-Sèvres {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub