Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc

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Coordinates: 46°26′53″N 0°20′48″W / 46.4480555556, -0.346666666667

Commune of Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Niort
Canton	Champdeniers-Saint-Denis
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Val d'Egray
Mayor	vacant (demission of M. Georges Genêt) (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	65 m–139 m (avg. 105 m)
Land area¹	10.60 km²
Population² (1999)	464
- Density	43.77/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	79241/ 79220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Deux-Sèvres département and the région of Poitou-Charentes in France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Localities 3 Bordering communes 4 Administration 5 Sites of interest

[edit] Geography

Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located 17 km N of Niort and 23 km SW of Parthenay.

[edit] Localities

• Boisne
• Le Breuil

[edit] Bordering communes

• Champdeniers-Saint-Denis
• Cherveux
• La Chapelle-Bâton

[edit] Administration

The commune is a member of Pays de Gâtine.

[edit] Sites of interest

The village below has an underground river developing on 5 km and two networks (the Chapelle-Bâton and the Saint-Projet networks) and an old dairy factory dating back to 1884 which is registered with the inheritance since 2002.