Quinçay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vouneuil-sous-Biard | |
| Community association | Haut-Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 ' N , 0 ° 14' E | |
| height | 82-146 m | |
| surface | 29.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,215 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86190 | |
| INSEE code | 86204 | |
| Website | http://www.quincay.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Quinçay Town Hall |
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Quinçay is a French commune with 2,215 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Quinçay belongs to the arrondissement of Poitiers and the canton of Vouneuil-sous-Biard (until 2015: canton of Vouillé ). The inhabitants are called Quincéen (ne) s .
geography
Quinçay is about ten kilometers west of Poitiers on the banks of the Auxance River . Quinçay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cissé in the north, Migné-Auxances in the northeast, Pouzioux-La-Jarrie in the east, Béruges in the south and Vouillé in the west.
Route nationale 149 runs along the northern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 736 | 709 | 862 | 1,216 | 1,564 | 1,663 | 2,105 | 2,219 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Éleusippe church, monument historique since 1926
- Masseuil Castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1963
- Pré-Bernard house, a historic monument since 1990
- Ringère fountain
- Wash house
partnership
The Belgian municipality of Warnant in Wallonia has been Quinçay's partner municipality since 1976 .
