{{Infobox French commune |name = Cerizay |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = |caption = |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Cerizay 79.svg |arrondissement = Bressuire |canton = Cerizay |INSEE = 79062 |postal code = 79140 |mayor = Johnny Brosseau<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais|CA Bocage Bressuirais]] |coordinates = {{coord|46.8222|-0.6633|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 173 |elevation min m = 143 |elevation max m = 217 |area km2 = 18.55 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}

[[File:Ceriz Ay Cathedral mid.jpg|thumb|Ceriz Ay Cathedral mid]] '''Cerizay''' ({{IPA|fr|səʁizɛ}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Deux-Sèvres]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] in western [[France]].

==History== The name ''Cerizay'' probably originated during the [[Gallo-Roman|closing centuries of the Roman occupation]]. During the [[Middle Ages]] the old town centre was situated beside a [[feudal]] [[castle]]. The last two towers of the castle, along with its 12th-century chapel, were destroyed when the present (rather flamboyant) church was constructed in 1890.

==Population== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-79062#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |3582 |1975 |4687 |1982 |4881 |1990 |4787 |1999 |4589 |2007 |4591 |2012 |4734 |2017 |4768 |2023 |4793 }}

==Economy== The automotive coachbuilder firm [[Heuliez]] had its main production plant on the outskirts of the town. They have been involved in the production of various niche models for French car manufacturers. The firm currently construct the roof module for the [[Peugeot 206|Peugeot 206CC]] and till 2009 built the Vauxhall/[[Opel Tigra Twin Top#Tigra TwinTop B|Opel Tigra Twin Top]]. Between June 2011 and December 2013, the "[[Mia electric|Mia]]", an electric car developed in Germany, was built under contract with an annual output of 10,000 units.

==People== Famous residents include: *[[Philippe de Mornay]]

==Twin towns== * [[File:Ongar-Cerizay.jpg|alt=Wall plaque in St Martin's Church, the parish church of Chipping Ongar, Essex, England|thumb|Wall plaque in St Martin's Church, the parish church of Chipping Ongar, Essex, England]][[Chipping Ongar]], [[England]].

==See also== *[[Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department]]

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