Leigné-les-Bois

Leigné-les-Bois
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Châtellerault-3
Community association	Grand Châtellerault
Coordinates	46 ° 46 '  N , 0 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 46 '  N , 0 ° 42'  E
height	83-142 m
surface	29.97 km 2
Residents	592 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	86450
INSEE code	86125

Leigné-les-Bois is a French village with 592 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Châtellerault-3 (until 2015: canton of Pleumartin ). The inhabitants are called Leignéens .

location

Leigné-les-Bois is located about twelve kilometers east-southeast of Châtellerault . Neighboring municipalities of Leigné-les-Bois are Coussay-les-Bois in the north, Pleumartin in the east, Chenevelles in the south and south-west and Senillé-Saint-Sauveur in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	631	578	519	509	500	465	557	570
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Rémi church from the 11th century, a historic monument since 1939

Saint-Rémi church

Web links

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