Marigny-Brizay
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| local community | Jaunay-Marigny | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ' N , 0 ° 23' E | |
| Post Code | 86380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 86146 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.marigny-brizay.fr/ | |
 Church Saint-Léger-de-Palu |
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Marigny-Brizay is a commune Déléguée in the French municipality Jaunay-Marigny with 1,300 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
The municipality of Marigny-Brizay merged with Jaunay-Clan on January 1st, 2017 to form the new municipality of Jaunay-Marigny. The municipality of Marigny-Brizay belonged to the Arrondissement of Poitiers and the canton of Jaunay clan (until 2015: canton of Neuville-de-Poitou )
geography
Marigny-Brizay is located about 18 kilometers north-northeast of Poitiers .
The municipality of Marigny-Brizay was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Ouzilly in the north, Scorbé-Clairvaux in the north and northeast, Colombiers in the northeast, Beaumont in the east, Dissay in the southeast, Jaunay-Clan in the south and Vendeuvre-du-Poitou in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 785 | 758 | 737 | 915 | 1,026 | 969 | 1.106 | 1,281 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Léger-la-Palu church, a historic monument since 1935
- La Tour-de-Signy Castle, Monument historique since 1943
- La Valette Castle, Monument historique since 1994
- Montfaucon Castle, Monument historique since 2001
- La Mailleterie mansion, a historic monument since 1935
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste de Chabot (1740–1819), Bishop of Saint-Claude (1785–1801) and Mende (1802–1804)
