Gizay

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Gizay
Gizay (France)
Gizay
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Poitiers
Canton Vivonne
Community association Vallées du Clain
Coordinates 46 ° 26 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 26 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E
height 112-138 m
surface 20.76 km 2
Residents 377 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86340
INSEE code

Gizay is a French commune in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has 377 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is part of the canton of Vivonne (until 2015: canton of La Villedieu-du-Clain ) in the Arrondissement of Poitiers . The inhabitants are called Gizayens .

geography

Gizay is located about 18 kilometers southeast of Poitiers . Gizay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nieuil-l'Espoir in the north and northeast, Vernon in the east, Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère in the south, Marnay in the southwest, Aslonnes in the west and La Villedieu-du-Clain in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 300 272 266 285 328 370 382 412
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin and Saint-Fiacre church
  • Chambonneau Castle, Monument historique since 1964
  • Ferrières Castle

Web links

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