Doussay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
| Canton | Loudun | |
| Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 70-141 m | |
| surface | 27.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 653 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86140 | |
| INSEE code | 86096 | |
Doussay is a French municipality with 653 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Loudun (until 2015: canton of Lencloître ). The inhabitants are called Dousséens .
geography
Doussay is located about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Châtellerault . Doussay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saires in the north and north-west, Savigny-sous-Faye in the north and north-east, Cernay and Saint-Genest-d'Ambière in the east, Lencloître in the south, Thurageau in the south and south-west, Chouppes in the south-west, Coussay in the West as well as Verrue in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 734 | 649 | 603 | 574 | 565 | 537 | 590 | 663 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, originally built in the 8th century, historic monument since 1984
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 385-388.
Web links
Commons : Doussay - collection of images, videos and audio files
