Persac

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Persac
Persac (France)
Persac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Lussac-les-Châteaux
Community association Vienne et Gartempe
Coordinates 46 ° 21 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 21 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  E
height 72-196 m
surface 59.41 km 2
Residents 770 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86320
INSEE code

Persac is a western French city and a municipality with 770 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the canton of Lussac-les-Châteaux . The inhabitants are called Persacois .

location

Persac is about 38 kilometers southeast of Poitiers . Here the rivers Grande Blourde and Petite Blourde flow into the Vienne , which forms the western municipal boundary. Persac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lussac-les-Châteaux in the north, Sillars in the north-east, Saulgé and Moulismes in the east, Adriers in the south and south-east, Nérignac in the south, Moussac in the south and south-west, Queaux in the west and south-west and Gouex in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,230 1,086 1,064 933 826 881 848 824
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1984
  • Chapel of Saint Honorat from the 12th century
  • La Mothe castle from the 13th century, renovations from the 15th and 19th centuries, historic monument since 1984
  • La Brûlonnière Castle
La Mothe Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 520-522.

Web links

Commons : Persac  - collection of images, videos and audio files