Iteuil
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vivonne | |
| Community association | Vallées du Clain | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 77-146 m | |
| surface | 22.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,940 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86240 | |
| INSEE code | 86113 | |
| Website | http://www.iteuil.fr/ | |
Iteuil is a French commune in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Iteuil belongs to the Arrondissement of Poitiers and is part of the canton of Vivonne . The inhabitants are called Iteuillais (es) .
geography
Iteuil is about ten kilometers south-southwest of Poitiers on the Clain River . Iteuil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ligugé in the north and north-west, Smarves in the east and north-east, Roches-Prémarie-Andillé in the east, Aslonnes in the south and south-east, Vivonne in the south and south-west and Marçay in the west and south-west.
Route nationale 10 and the Paris – Bordeaux railway line run through the municipality .
history
Possibly Iteuil 507 was one of the scenes for the Battle of Vouillé between the Franks and Visigoths. Around 954/955 the place is mentioned as Estolium .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1896 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 673 | 640 | 1,136 | 1,148 | 1.108 | 1,374 | 1,859 | 2,309 | 2,679 | 2,814 | 2,766 | 2,870 |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th and 19th centuries
- Aigne Castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1975
- La Gruzalière Castle, built in the mid-16th century
- La Troussay Castle, built in 1872 on the remains of the old Grammontenser Priory
- Les Genèbres mansion
- Bernay Castle, built around 1400, remains of a chapel from the 15th century, monument historique since 1992
- Mougon wash house built on the remains of a Gallo-Roman thermal bath
Personalities
- Jules Marouzeau (1878-1964), Latinist
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the British community of Bugbrooke in Northamptonshire (England).
