Échiré

Échiré is a common French, located in the department of the Two-Sevres and the area Poitou-Charentes.

Geography

History

The commune of Echiré was the subject of archaeological research tasks. For the final Neolithic time, the site of the Wolves discovered by air photography carried out by Maurice Marsac is a camp protected by two ditches taking support on a valley dries and the Niort valley of Sèvre. Excavated by Claude Burnez with the collaboration of Marie-Claude Lagarde, one of the ditch that which encloses smallest surface delivered archaeological material of which potteries which can be comparison with the Breton site of stuck Kroh. The external enclosure delivered a burial of young woman with a baby, death perinatal of the two individuals.

Other sites were located on the commune by Maurice Marsac, in particular a Gallic farm with the localities Longées, way chevaleret…

In the borough, close to the church are vestiges of a Gallo-Roman temple which were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century.

Administration

Demography

Economy

Its economy is exclusively based on the Laiterie which manufactures a Beurre whose reputation is not any more with faire.
The essence of its inhabitants depends on Niort and its Assurance S.

Places and monuments

Castle of Coudray-Salbart, medieval fortress of XIIIe century.
Castle of Mursay, old residence of Clutched of Aubigné.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Two-Sevres

External bonds

Castle Coudray-Salbart
Échiré on the site of the national geographical Institute
Échiré on the site of INSEE
Échiré on the site of Quid
Localization of Échiré on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Échiré on Mapquest

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