Chaunay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Lusignan | |
| Community association | Civraisien en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 122-148 m | |
| surface | 38.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,212 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86510 | |
| INSEE code | 86068 | |
| Website | http://www.chaunay.fr/ | |
Chaunay is a French village with 1,212 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Arrondissement Montmorillon , in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it is part of the canton of Lusignan (until 2015: canton of Couhé ). The inhabitants are called Chaunaisiens .
geography
Chaunay is about 44 kilometers south-southwest of Poitiers on the Bouleure River . Chaunay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brux in the north, Blanzay and Champagné-le-Sec in the east, Linazay in the south-east, Limalonges in the south, Pliboux in the south and south-west, Caunay in the west and Vanzay in the north-west.
The National Route 10 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,481 | 1.317 | 1,275 | 1,157 | 1,174 | 1,180 | 1,200 | 1,174 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, partly from the 16th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 227-231.
Web links
Commons : Chaunay - collection of images, videos and audio files
