Deux-Sèvres

[dœ-se-vr^uh]

noun

1. a department in W France. 2,338 sq. mi. (6,055 sq. km). Niort.

Deux-Sèvres

/ døsɛvrə /

noun

1. a department of W France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Niort. Pop: 347 652 (2003 est). Area: 6054 sq km (2337 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In March, SLT members joined a protest that aimed to disable under-construction irrigation reservoirs that will pump groundwater for large farms in a drought-hit wetland in Deux-Sevres in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.

From Reuters

Two people were injured in the town of Deux-Sevres following Friday's tremor.

From BBC

They are protesting against one of the reservoirs being built in the Deux-Sèvres department - developed by a group of 400 farmers to reduce mains water usage in the summer.

From BBC

And the official study on how much water can be taken from the Deux-Sèvres region’s rivers and aquifers, without negatively affecting the environment, is being done only now.

From New York Times

“It is very, very, very difficult to go back even when they are prohibited,” said Patrick Picaud, the vice president of the environmental organization Nature Environment 17, which has also taken the Deux-Sèvres plan to court, resulting in a reduction in the number of reservoirs authorized as well as the amount of water they can hold.

From New York Times