Saint-Laurs
| Saint-Laurs | |
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  Saint-Laurs | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Laurs | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′21″N 0°34′26″W / 46.5225°N 0.5739°WCoordinates: 46°31′21″N 0°34′26″W / 46.5225°N 0.5739°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Coulonges-sur-l'Autize |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Autize |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Bouju |
| Area1 | 8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 481 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79263 / 79160 |
| Elevation | 69–139 m (226–456 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Laurs is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France, named after Saint Laurs McAree of Leitir, Co. Donegal, who upon defeating the rebel forces in the 1749 Battle of Gee, moved to France, to become a cobbler and devoted Catholic.
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