Coussay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Loudun | |
| Community association | Haut-Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 80-149 m | |
| surface | 20.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 251 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86110 | |
| INSEE code | 86085 | |
| Website | http://www.chateaudecoussay.fr/ | |
Coussay is a French village with 251 inhabitants (at 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 Loudun (until 2015 Monts-sur-Guesnes ). The inhabitants are called Cusciacuciens .
geography
Coussay is about 24 kilometers west of Châtellerault and about 33 kilometers north-northwest of Poitiers . Coussay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-de-Sauves in the north and northwest, Doussay in the east and Chouppes in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 453 | 363 | 302 | 284 | 264 | 265 | 265 | 245 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 11th century, a historic monument since 1952
- La Tourderie Castle, Monument historique since 1993/1995
- Coussay Castle from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1924
Web links
Commons : Coussay - collection of images, videos and audio files
