Chiré-en-Montreuil
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vouneuil-sous-Biard | |
| Community association | Haut-Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 107-159 m | |
| surface | 21.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 912 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86190 | |
| INSEE code | 86074 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Chiré-en-Montreuil |
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Chiré-en-Montreuil is a French village with 912 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 Poitiers and the canton of Vouneuil-sous-Biard (until 2015: canton of Vouillé ). The inhabitants are called Chiréens .
geography
Chiré-en-Montreuil is located about 19 kilometers west-northwest of the city center of Poitiers on the Auxance river and its tributary Vendelogne . Chiré-en-Montreuil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Maillé in the north and north-west, Frozes in the north, Vouillé in the east, Montreuil-Bonnin in the south and south-east, Latillé in the west and south-west and Ayron in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 608 | 581 | 554 | 578 | 656 | 804 | 857 | 900 |
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Attractions
- Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chiré from the 12th century, monument historique since 1942
- Remains of the castle of Chiré-en-Montreuil
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Castle ruins of Chiré-en-Montreuil
