Béruges
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vouneuil-sous-Biard | |
| Community association | Grand Poitiers | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 34 ' N , 0 ° 12' E | |
| height | 87-152 m | |
| surface | 32.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,469 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86190 | |
| INSEE code | 86024 | |
| Website | http://www.beruges.fr/ | |
Béruges is a French commune with 1,469 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Béruges belongs to the Arrondissement Arrondissement Poitiers and the canton Vouneuil-sous-Biard (until 2015: canton Vouillé ). The inhabitants are called Bérugeois .
geography
Béruges is about ten kilometers west of Poitiers on the banks of the Boivre River . Béruges is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Quinçay in the north,
- Vouneuil-sous-Biard in the east and northeast,
- Fontaine-le-Comte in the east,
- Coulombiers in the south and south-west,
- Boivre-la-Vallée with La Chapelle-Montreuil in the west and southwest and Montreuil-Bonnin in the west,
- Vouillé in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 654 | 629 | 556 | 749 | 1,050 | 1.103 | 1,250 | 1,332 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sacré-Cœur Church
- Notre-Dame Abbey
- Le Pin Monastery
- Béruges Castle from the 19th century
- Castle ruins
- Épinay Castle
- La Raudière Castle
- Visais Castle
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Spanish municipality of Avinyonet del Penedès in Catalonia.
Personalities
- William Edward Willoughby Petter (1908–1968), aeronautical engineer
Web links
Commons : Béruges - collection of images, videos and audio files
