Prinçay

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Prinçay
Prinçay (France)
Prinçay
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Châtellerault
Canton Loudun
Community association Pays Loudunais
Coordinates 46 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 15'  E
height 62-146 m
surface 16.59 km 2
Residents 217 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86420
INSEE code

Prinçay is a French village with 217 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Loudun (until 2015 Monts-sur-Guesnes ).

geography

Prinçay is about 41 kilometers north-northwest of Poitiers . Prinçay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dercé in the north and west, Nueil-sous-Faye in the north-east, Sérigny in the east and south-east, Berthegon in the south, Saires in the south and south-west and Monts-sur-Guesnes in the south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 423 353 301 254 218 195 232 225
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church
  • Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church, monument historique since 1952
  • La Roche-du-Maine castle, built between 1520 and 1525, monument historique since 1914
  • La Haute Porte house from the 14th century, a historic monument since 1989

Web links

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