Leigné-les-Bois
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
Canton | Châtellerault-3 | |
Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
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
Web links
Commons : Leigné-les-Bois - collection of images, videos and audio files