Deux-Sèvres is a French department. The climate is mild, the yearly temperature averaging 11 degrees Celsius. The department relics rural: three-quarters of the area consists of arable land. Oats and wheat are the major products grown, as well as potatoes, apples, and walnuts. Niort is the middle for growing vegetables and angelica. A quantity of beetroot is grown in the district of Melle. Yard goods and shoe making, furnitures, mechanics, automotive (Heuliez and Irisbus), chemistry (Rhodia in Melle), food industry and food packaging are the major industries outside of the capital. " />