Lencloître

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Lencloître
Lencloître coat of arms
Lencloître (France)
Lencloître
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Châtellerault
Canton Châtellerault-1
Community association Grand Châtellerault
Coordinates 46 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E
height 65-107 m
surface 19.04 km 2
Residents 2,456 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 129 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86140
INSEE code

Lencloître from a bird's eye view from the east

Lencloître is a French commune with 2,456 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Châtellerault-1 .

geography

The municipality is located around 30 kilometers north of Poitiers . Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Genest-d'Ambière in the north and east, Ouzilly in the south-east, Thurageau in the south and west and Doussay in the north-west.

The municipality is drained by the river Envigne with its tributaries Cursay and Sautard to the Vienne .

Community partnerships

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 389-394.

Web links

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