This intercommunality was merged into the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine in 2014.

The nearest airports are at Poitiers (Poitiers - Biard Airport) and Nantes (Nantes Atlantique Airport). Wide boulevards and squares were constructed following the line of the old town wall and moat to the east of the town. Between the chateau and the town centre along the top of the spur is the citadel, protected by the city wall along the top of the cliffs to the west, and by its own inner walls to the south and east.

Parthenay (French: [paʁtənɛ] (listen)) is an ancient fortified town and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The Thouet rises at Secondigny, close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise, and joins the Loire just to the west of Saumur. Other major roads link Parthenay to Niort, Saumur, Saint-Maixent-l'École and La Roche-sur-Yon. Beyond these, the railway station was built in 1880, and new districts and industries grew up around this. [3][4], In 2001, the commune of Parthenay joined together with six neighbouring communes to establish the Communauté de communes de Parthenay, which provides a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. "Brouillon" : "Inconnu"}}, {{nrco.contentDetailController.content.lastUpdateUser.fullName}} - {{nrco.contentDetailController.content.lastUpdateTime*1000 | date : 'dd/MM/yyyy'}} - {{nrco.contentDetailController.content.lastUpdateTime*1000 | date : 'HH:mm:ss'}}.

To the north and west, a spur of high ground runs above cliffs which descend vertically to the riverside park of La Pree. It is sited on a rocky spur that is surrounded on two sides by the River Thouet, and is the sub-prefecture of the Parthenay arrondissement. {{nrco.contentDetailController.content.status === "published" ? [3][4], Outside the city walls, the district of Saint-Jacques occupies land at the northern side of the Saint-Jacques bridge, and was also an area of weavers in mediaeval times. nrco.contentDetailController.content.status === "refused" ? Le nom Thouet a pour origine un hydronyme gaulois sur lequel les spécialistes n'ont pas trouvé d'accord. However, only the lines to Niort and Thouars survive, and these lines now only carry freight trains. It is 142.6 km (88.6 mi) long, and drains an area of 3,396 km 2 (1,311 sq mi).

Through traffic can avoid passing through the old town by using a by-pass road that encircles the town at a distance of about 2 km (1.2 mi). Le photographe amateur Damien Baudoin a installé, ce samedi 10 octobre 2020, son exposition "#tsikybedam". Selon certains de ces derniers, il s'agit du mot tava signifiant tranquille, suivi du suffixe -Aris où se retrouve la racine hydronymique Ar2, pour d'autres[Qui ?] The RN149 is a conventional highway, and has to a certain extent been by-passed by a combination of the autoroutes A83 and A10 that passes some 25 km (16 mi) to the south of Parthenay. To the west of the town centre, the district of Saint-Paul spills down the steep hill to the river, across the Saint-Paul bridge and around the former Saint-Paul's Priory, founded in the 11th century. The medieval centre of Parthenay contains a number of sights, including: This article is about the town in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. Because of the nature of the land, the area became known for the breeding of cattle, and the Parthenais breed is named after the town. "Contenu refusé" :

It was not until the 19th century that the town expanded beyond its walls.

[3], Economically, Parthenay benefited by being on one of the branches of the Way of St. James, the mediaeval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella in Spain.

de toaro dont le sens reste obscur. The highest ground within the walls lies to the south, where the current town centre lies. Avant que le mot de Thouet ne se … Ce toponyme se retrouve également dans les noms de Thouars et du Thouaret, un des affluents de la rivière. It is situated some 40 km (25 mi) north of Niort, 50 km (31 mi) west of Poitiers, 120 km (75 mi) south-east of Nantes, and 350 km (220 mi) south-west of Paris.[2].

Legend has it that Parthenay was created with a wave of the fairy Melusine's wand. The new intercommunality has 39 communes, a population of 37,817 (2014) in an area of 836.2 km2 (322.9 sq mi).

[2], The castle, situated on an easily defended site at the tip of the rocky promontory surrounded by the loop of the river, was built in the 13th century. [3][4], Later expansions to the east and south of the walled town date from the nineteenth century and later, and were encouraged by the construction of the railway and, more recently, the town's eastern by-pass road. Each July, Parthenay hosts the Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, otherwise known as the Festival de Jeux or FLIP, in which the town's streets and squares are filled with games of many types.

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