Arçais Explained

Arçais
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Niort
Canton:Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Insee:79010
Postal Code:79210
Mayor:Philippe Leyssene[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Niortais
Coordinates:46.2969°N -0.6897°W
Elevation M:13
Elevation Min M:1
Elevation Max M:36
Area Km2:15.12

Arçais (in French pronounced as /aʁsɛ/) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the only village which is located in the centre of the Marais Mouillé, the so-called "wet marsh" which forms the eastern half of the Marais Poitevin (the Poitou Marshes), near the city of Niort. It is a popular centre for tourism, with several embarcadères which hire out punts and other boats for use on the network of canals that surrounds the village. There are also several shops, bars and other facilities, including bike hire.

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.