Ranton
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
| Canton | Loudun | |
| Community association | Pays Loudunais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 45–123 m | |
| surface | 6.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 193 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86200 | |
| INSEE code | 86205 | |
| Website | http://ranton.monsite.orange.fr/ | |
Ranton is a French village with 193 inhabitants (as of 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 Les Trois-Moutiers ).
geography
Ranton is located about 53 kilometers north-northwest of Poitiers on the Canal de la Dive . Neighboring municipalities of Ranton are Curçay-sur-Dive in the north and west, Glénouze in the east and northeast, Saint-Laon in the southeast and Pas-de-Jeu in the south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 253 | 227 | 219 | 174 | 195 | 202 | 193 | 184 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- old Saint-Martin church
- Saint-Léonard church
- Castle or chateau from the 14th century
Saint-Léonard church
Castle complex
Web links
Commons : Ranton - collection of images, videos and audio files
