Sauzé-Vaussais () is a
commune in the
Deux-Sèvres department
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Government and military
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in western
France. The surrounding area is strongly agricultural, with many business relating to agriculture and wood / forestry management. The weekly market is popular, with a range of stalls selling local produce. The market is visited by English stallholders, serving the local expat population.
The residents shorten its name to Sauzé. The area surrounding the village is a popular location for British expats, the village featuring an English speaking cafe and many local businesses.
Features
;Local features
Sauzé-Vaussais has an old town centre with a clock tower standing outside the town hall (''mairie''). It has a church with a high vaulted roof, several little bars (one with
PMU)and other little shops, such as bakeries. Just outside the town is a supermarket, as well as a dovecote tower (pictured at right) with picnic tables and a water body nearby which is famous throughout the region as the "Plan d'eau de Sauzé".
;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
ÃŽle-d'Aix
Île-d'Aix () is a commune and an island in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), off the west coast of France. It occupies the territory of the small Isle of Aix (''île d'Aix''), in the ...
,
Île de Ré (Isle of Rhé), and the
Fouras
Fouras, also known as Fouras-les-Bains (), is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.
Geography
Fouras is on ...
peninsula; popular summer locations for locals and tourists 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
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetà e'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomerat ...
.
See also
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Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
References
Communes of Deux-Sèvres
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