Marçay (Vienne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
Canton | Vivonne | |
Community association | Vallées du Clain | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ' N , 0 ° 14' E | |
height | 98-151 m | |
surface | 30.32 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,185 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 86370 | |
INSEE code | 86145 |
Marçay is a French commune in the department of Vienne with 1,185 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Marçay belongs to the Poitiers arrondissement and is part of the Vivonne canton .
geography
Marçay is about ten kilometers southwest of Poitiers . Marçay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fontaine-le-Comte in the north and northeast, Iteuil in the east and northeast, Vivonne in the east and southeast, Marigny-Chemereau in the south, Celle-Lévescault in the south and southeast, Cloué in the southeast and Coulombiers in the west and Northwest.
Population development
year | 1793 | 1800 | 1896 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 805 | 779 | 1,024 | 1,015 | 581 | 539 | 556 | 591 | 602 | 695 | 764 | 1,074 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- church
- Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre Basilica from 1856
- Bonnevaux Monastery
- 19th century castle
Web links
Commons : Marçay - collection of images, videos and audio files