Marçay (Vienne)

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Marçay
Marçay (France)
Marçay
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Poitiers
Canton Vivonne
Community association Vallées du Clain
Coordinates 46 ° 28 '  N , 0 ° 14'  E 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

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
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

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