Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
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Location of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′04″N 0°32′27″E / 46.7178°N 0.5408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Chauvigny |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Châtellerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Johnny Boisson[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,281 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86298 /86210 |
| Elevation | 47–139 m (154–456 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (French pronunciation: [vunœj syʁ vjɛn], literally Vouneuil on Vienne) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
History
[edit]The Battle of Tours took place in 732 near the hamlet of Moussais (later renamed Moussais-la-Bataille), which is now part of the commune of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,257 | — |
| 1975 | 1,218 | −0.45% |
| 1982 | 1,458 | +2.60% |
| 1990 | 1,606 | +1.22% |
| 1999 | 1,835 | +1.49% |
| 2007 | 1,910 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 2,031 | +1.24% |
| 2017 | 2,198 | +1.59% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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