Les Ormes (Vienne)

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Les Ormes
Les Ormes (France)
Les Ormes
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Châtellerault
Canton Châtellerault-2
Community association Grand Châtellerault
Coordinates 46 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  E
height 37-116 m
surface 24.22 km 2
Residents 1,631 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 67 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86220
INSEE code
Website http://www.lesormes.fr/

Les Ormes is a French village with 1,631 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and is part of the canton of Châtellerault-2 (until 2015: canton of Dangé-Saint-Romain ).

geography

Les Ormes is located about 17 kilometers north-northeast of Châtellerault on the Vienne River , which forms the western municipal boundary. The Creuse forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Les Ormes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Port-de-Piles in the north, Descartes in the northeast, Buxeuil in the east, Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse in the southeast, Dangé-Saint-Romain in the south, Antogny-le-Tillac in the west and Pussigny in the north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,344 1,435 1,394 1,473 1,386 1,431 1,536 1,666
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin-et-Sainte-Marguerite church from the 19th century
  • Saint-Sulpice Priory, Monument historique since 1969
  • Falaise castle and chapel from the 19th century
  • La Fontaine Castle
  • Castle and domain of Les Ormes, monument historique since 1966
  • Stables (called La Bergerie ), built between 1766 and 1768
  • Old gendarmerie, built in 1833
  • Market halls, monument historique since 1934
  • Wash house

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 276-283.

Web links

Commons : Les Ormes  - collection of images, videos and audio files