Bonneuil-Matours
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
Canton | Chauvigny | |
Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ E | |
height | 51-141 m | |
surface | 42.8 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,104 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 86210 | |
INSEE code | 86032 | |
Website | http://www.bonneuil-matours.com/ | |
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Bonneuil-Matours is a French commune with a population of 2,104 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault , the canton Chauvigny (until 2015: canton Vouneuil-sur-Vienne ) and the communal association Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais . The inhabitants are called Bonnimatois .
geography
Bonneuil-Matours is located on the Vienne River about 20 kilometers northeast of Poitiers . Bonneuil-Matours is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne in the north, Monthoiron in the northeast, Archigny in the east and southeast, Bellefonds in the south and southeast, La Chapelle-Moulière in the south and southwest, Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux and Dissay in the west and Saint-Cyr in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,227 | 1,147 | 1,236 | 1,510 | 1,642 | 1,708 | 1,930 | 2,082 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church, originally built in 980, completely rebuilt in 1845, monument historique since 1910
- Augustinian monastery of Saint-Joseph, founded in 1644
- Suspension bridge with a length of 108 meters from 1846, rebuilt in 1932
- Le Crémault Castle, historic monument since 1930
- Mariéville Castle, historical monument since 1990
Personalities
- Maurice Fombeure (1906–1981), writer, buried here