Arçay (Vienne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
Canton | Loudun | |
Community association | Pays Loudunais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ E | |
height | 50-122 m | |
surface | 14.05 km 2 | |
Residents | 355 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 86200 | |
INSEE code | 86008 |
Arçay is a French municipality with 355 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Loudun . The inhabitants are called Arçois .
geography
Arçay is about 50 kilometers west-northwest of Châtellerault . Arçay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Laon in the north and west, Mouterre-Silly in the north and east, Ouzilly in the south, Brie in the southwest and Oiron in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 579 | 503 | 423 | 446 | 419 | 406 | 409 | 393 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Briande dolmen
- Bougon burial mound
- Saint Paul Church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 411-412.
Web links
Commons : Arçay - collection of images, videos and audio files