Magné (Vienne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
Canton | Civray | |
Community association | Civraisien en Poitou | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ' N , 0 ° 24' E | |
height | 109-144 m | |
surface | 20.01 km 2 | |
Residents | 675 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 86160 | |
INSEE code | 86141 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Magné |
Magné is a French municipality with 675 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 Montmorillon and the canton of Civray (until 2015: canton of Gençay ). The inhabitants are called Magnéens .
geography
Magné is about 29 kilometers south of Poitiers . Magné is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marnay in the north and north-west, Gençay in the north, Brion in the east, La Ferrière-Airoux in the south and south-east and Champagné-Saint-Hilaire in the west and south-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 630 | 600 | 528 | 460 | 510 | 504 | 611 | 660 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church from the 17th century, historic monument since 1952
- La Roche Castle from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, Monument historique since 1981
- Park by the La Belle stream
Personalities
- Camille-Albert de Briey (1826–1888), Bishop of Saint-Dié (1876–1888), born here
- Géraud Michel de Pierredon (1916–2006), functionary of the Order of Malta
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 317-323.
Web links
Commons : Magné - collection of images, videos and audio files