Located on the borders of Deux-Sèvres, close to the Vienna (Couhé), the municipality of Rom (pronounced "Round") is the second largest in area of the department. Marked by a Gallo-Roman settlement high - a town named Rauranum - Rom is now organized in 52 more villages the village. A crisp story goes that the inhabitants are called "Romans" today.
Rom Mellois is part of the Community of Communes Poitou.