Glénay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Canton | Le Val de Thouet | |
| Community association | Thouarsais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 87-170 m | |
| surface | 21.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 569 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79330 | |
| INSEE code | 79134 | |
_-_Face_Est.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Glénay |
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Glénay is a French municipality with 569 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Bressuire and the canton of Bressuire (until 2015: canton of Saint-Varent ). The inhabitants are called Glénéens .
location
Glénay is located about 18 kilometers east-northeast of Bressuire and about 55 kilometers northwest of Poitiers in the wine-growing region of Vins du Thouarsais and on the Thouaret . Glénay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Varent in the north, Airvault in the east and south-east, Boussais in the south, Faye-l'Abbesse in the south-west and Pierrefitte in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 636 | 622 | 515 | 549 | 526 | 499 | 517 | 567 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1929
- Glénay Castle, Monument historique since 2000
Saint Martin Church
Glénay Castle
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