Statistics and information about the city of Saint-Gelais

The city of Saint-Gelais is part of the Deux-Sèvres departement in the Poitou-Charentes region. Saint-Gelais belongs to the district of Niort and its canton is Niort-Nord. The INSEE code for Saint-Gelais is 79249 and the postal code is 79410.
The Mayor of Saint-Gelais (mandate 2014 - 2020) is M Bruno JUGE, his date of birth is: 1954-02-28. To know in detail the results of the Saint-Gelais municipal election, just go to the bottom of the page.
The population of Saint-Gelais is 2066 inhabitants in 2016 (compared to 1702 inhabitants in 2012) and the area of 16.57 km2. Saint-Gelais is located at an altitude of 50 meters. The geographic coordinates of Saint-Gelais are: 46.3792 degrees North for latitude and 0.389167 degrees Ouest for longitude. In Lambert93 coordinates, the latitude is 439590 meters and its longitude is 6592174 meters.
Population of Saint-Gelais in 2020
During the last census, that of 2016, the population of Saint-Gelais was 2,066 inhabitants. The population of Saint-Gelais as of today, that is to say in 2020, can only be obtained by an estimated projection by applying the average growth rate calculated on the basis of the evolution of the population of Saint-Gelais between 2011 (1,792 inhabitants) and 2016 (2,066 inhabitants). The average annual population growth rate obtained is thus 3.06% per year.
The population of Saint-Gelais in 2020 is around 2,331 inhabitants. We can therefore see that the population in the municipality of Saint-Gelais has increased since the 2016 census.
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The town halls of the municipalities closest to Saint-Gelais are as follows : Chauray at 2.2 km, Echiré at 2.4 km, François at 3.5 km, Cherveux at 4.8 km, Sciecq at 6.5 km, Crèche at 6.5 km, Saint-Maxire at 7.2 km, Vouillé at 7.2 km, Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc at 8.2 km et Niort at 8.3 km. Sainte-Ouenne at 8.8 km. Germond-Rouvre at 8.9 km.
Les plus grande villes autour de Saint-Gelais
Communes | Populations | Distance |
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POITIERS | 91,901 hab. | 60.7 km |
ROCHELLE | 79,521 hab. | 63.5 km |
NIORT | 60,856 hab. | 8.3 km |
CHOLET | 56,406 hab. | 84.3 km |
ANGOULêME | 45,686 hab. | 91.1 km |
CHâTELLERAULT | 35,096 hab. | 86.5 km |
SAUMUR | 29,587 hab. | 100.6 km |
SAINTES | 27,939 hab. | 72.9 km |
ROCHEFORT | 26,801 hab. | 65.7 km |
COGNAC | 19,857 hab. | 76.3 km |
BRESSUIRE | 19,506 hab. | 51.8 km |
ROYAN | 19,121 hab. | 97.4 km |
Cultural agenda of Saint-Gelais and its surroundings
If you live in the municipality of Saint-Gelais, you can consult the cultural agenda for Saint-Gelais and nearby municipalities (located in the Deux-Sèvres department). Whether musical events, shows or other cultural events in Saint-Gelais or its proximity, you can access the entire cultural agenda of the Deux-Sèvres department at the following url: Deux-Sèvres cultural agenda.
Distances from Saint-Gelais to the 5 largest French cities
- Distance Saint-Gelais Paris, (344.1 km)
- Distance Saint-Gelais Marseille, (571.1 km)
- Distance Saint-Gelais Lyon, (409.2 km)
- Distance Saint-Gelais Toulouse, (341.6 km)
- Distance Saint-Gelais Nice, (671.0 km)
Statistics of the city of Saint-Gelais between 1962 and 2015
Saint-Gelais population :
Saint-Gelais had 1,456 inhabitants in 1999, then 1,733 inhabitants in 2009, to settle at 2,041 inhabitants in the 2015 census. The number of households in Saint-Gelais amounted to 669 for 2009. Saint-Gelais registered 167 births between the years 1999 and 2009, while 57 deaths were registered between the same years. For 2011, 19 births compared to 10 deaths were registered in Saint-Gelais.
Population development in Saint-Gelais between 1962 and 2015
Below you can see the evolution of the population of Saint-Gelais between 1962 and 2015. We can see that the population of Saint-Gelais went from 722 to 2,041 inhabitants. This represents a population growth of 182.7% (between 1962 and 2015) with an increase of 1319 inhabitants.
The density therefore went from 44 inhabitants per km2 in 1962 to 123 inhabitants per km2 in 2015.
Years | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2015 |
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Demographic evolution of Saint-Gelais between 1962 to 2015 (number of inhabitants) | |||||||||
Population | 722 | *750 | 1,001 | 1,221 | 1,400 | 1,456 | 1,627 | 1,743 | 2,041 |

Number of accommodations in Saint-Gelais :
The number of dwellings in Saint-Gelais amounted to 709 in 2009. These dwellings were distributed as follows: 669 main residences, 6 second residences and 34 vacant dwellings. Of the 669 main residences, 569 were occupied by their owners, or about 85%.
Below you can observe the evolution of the number of housing in Saint-Gelais between 1968 and 2015. Saint-Gelais had 238 housing in 1968 and 886 housing in 2015, which is an increase of 272%, or 648 more housing between these 2 years .
In 2015, out of 886 dwellings, 842 were main residences, 6 second residences and 38 vacant dwellings.
Evolution of the number of housing in Saint-Gelais between 1968 and 2015
Years | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2015 |
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Evolution of the number of housing in Saint-Gelais from 1968 to 2015 Blue : Nbr of residences / Green : occupied dwellings | |||||||
Housing | 238 / 212 | 324 / 296 | 402 / 372 | 477 / 450 | 557 / 527 | 714 / 673 | 886 / 842 |

Taxation :
Saint-Gelais totaled 27 million Euros in 2009 for 897 tax households of which 665 were taxable. In 2010, the median tax income of Saint-Gelais households per consumption unit was 1,879 Euros / month.
Employment in Saint-Gelais :
The number of jobs in Saint-Gelais in the workplace rose from 264 in 1999 to 255 jobs in 2009. The share of salaried jobs amounted to 75% (191 employees) in 2009. Out of the population aged 15 to 64 who were 1,170 in 2009, 882 were working and 46 were unemployed. Saint-Gelais had 78 job seekers in category A, B, C, including 45 job seekers in category A as of December 31, 2011.
Infrastructure equipment in Saint-Gelais
- Réparation automobile et de matériel agricole : 2
- Supérette : 1
- Boulangerie : 1
- École élémentaire : 1
- Médecin omnipraticien : 1
- Terrains de grands jeux : 1
- Salle non spécialisé : 1
List of sports infrastructures in Saint-Gelais
- Manège, Petit Manege
- Manège, Grand Manege
- Parcours sportif/santé, Parcours Santé Enfants De 3/12 Ans
- Plateau EPS/Multisports/city-stades, Plateau Multisports
- Boucle de randonnée, Sentier Des Pierres Et De L'Eau
- Salles polyvalentes / des fêtes / non spécialisées, Grande Salle Du Centre
- Pas de tir à la cible, Stand De Tir
- Terrain de football, Terrain De Football
Map of Saint-Gelais
General information about Saint-Gelais
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FROM SAINT-GELAIS | |
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Mayor (2014 - 2020) : | M Bruno JUGE |
Name of the city : | Saint-Gelais |
Canton : | Niort-Nord |
Borough : | Niort |
Departement : | Deux-Sèvres (79) |
Region : | Poitou-Charentes (119) |
Postal code : | 79410 |
INSEE code : | 79249 |
Town hall address : | 320 rue des Herpens 79410 Saint-Gelais. |
Tél./Fax : | 05 49 75 00 78 / 05 49 75 87 79 |
CITIES NEIGHBORS OF SAINT-GELAIS | |
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Distances are to be considered as the crow flies | |
Chauray - 79180 (5,265 inh.) | at 2.2 km |
Echiré - 79410 (3,311 inh.) | at 2.4 km |
François - 79260 (866 inh.) | at 3.5 km |
Cherveux - 79410 (1,558 inh.) | at 4.8 km |
Sciecq - 79000 (549 inh.) | at 6.5 km |
Crèche - 79260 (5,514 inh.) | at 6.5 km |
Saint-Maxire - 79410 (1,176 inh.) | at 7.2 km |
Vouillé - 79230 (3,151 inh.) | at 7.2 km |
Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc - 79220 (561 inh.) | at 8.2 km |
Niort - 79000 (60,856 inh.) | at 8.3 km |
Sainte-Ouenne - 79220 (716 inh.) | at 8.8 km |
Germond-Rouvre - 79220 (1,099 inh.) | at 8.9 km |
TOWN HALL OF SAINT-GELAIS | |
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For all administrative procedures, the town hall of Saint-Gelais is open at the times above |
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Town Hall Address : | 320 rue des Herpens 79410 Saint-Gelais |
Opening hours : | lundi à mercredi 13:30:00 à 17:30:00 vendredi 13:30:00 à 17:30:00 jeudi 08:30:00 à 12:15:00 13:30:00 à 17:30:00 |
Town Hall phone : | 05 49 75 00 78 |
Town Hall Fax : | 05 49 75 87 79 |
Town Hall website : | http://www.saintgelais.fr |
Town Hall email address : | mairie-st-gelais@wanadoo.fr |
Contact details of the Town Hall : | Latitude : 46.381 Longitude : -0.388 |
Cadastre of Saint-Gelais
The Saint-Gelais town hall has a cadastre service from which you can obtain the Saint-Gelais cadastral map or more precisely a cadastral plot. For more information, you can consult the website of the Saint-Gelais town hall or get in touch directly by phone with the Saint-Gelais town hall. You will find the Saint-Gelais town hall website and phone number above in the town hall section.
You can also access the Saint-Gelais cadastral map for free by visiting this link: Saint-Gelais cadastral map. You can specify an address to consult more precisely a cadastral plot of Saint-Gelais.
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