Le Vigen
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Le Vigen Lo Vijan |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Condat-sur-Vienne | |
| Community association | Limoges metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 220-423 m | |
| surface | 29.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,171 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87110 | |
| INSEE code | 87205 | |
| Website | http://www.le-vigen.fr/ | |
Le Vigen ( Occitan : Lo Vijan ) is a French village with 2,171 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Limousin ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Limoges and is part of the canton of Condat-sur-Vienne (until 2015 Limoges-Condat ).
geography
Le Vigen is located about nine kilometers south-southeast of Limoges on the Briance River . Le Vigen is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Limoges in the north, Feytiat in the northeast, Boisseuil in the east and northeast, Saint-Jean-Ligoure in the south and southeast, Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses in the southwest, Jourgnac in the west and southwest and Solignac in the west .
The A20 autoroute runs through the municipality on the northeastern edge .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,098 | 1,044 | 1,055 | 1,263 | 1,550 | 1,704 | 2,032 | 2,051 |
Attractions
- Saint-Mathurin church from the 12th century
- Le Reynou castle from the 19th century
- Reynou Zoological Garden, Monument historique
