Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Montmorillon | |
| Community association | Vienne et Gartempe | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 67-147 m | |
| surface | 74.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 881 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86260 | |
| INSEE code | 86236 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-pierre-de-maille.fr/ | |
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Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé is a French village with 881 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it is part of the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the canton of Montmorillon (until 2015: canton of Saint-Savin ). The inhabitants are called Maillois .
geography
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé is located about 47 kilometers east-northeast of Poitiers on the Gartempe . Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Vicq-sur-Gartempe in the north, Angles-sur-l'Anglin in the north and northeast, Mérigny in the east and southeast, Nalliers in the south and southeast, La Bussière in the south, La Puye in the southwest, Archigny in the west and Pleumartin in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,385 | 1,284 | 1,092 | 1.011 | 959 | 915 | 920 | 881 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, rebuilt in 1651
- Jutreau Castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1935
- Puygirault Castle from the 15th century
- La Roche-à-Guet castle from the 15th century
- La Guittière Castle, originally from the 13th century, alterations from the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries
- Distillery from 1942
Personalities
- André-Hubert Fournet (1752–1834), saint of the Roman Catholic Church, priest, founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of St. Andrew
- Louis-Désiré Maigret (1804–1882), missionary, Vicard Apostolic Sandwich Islands (later: Hawaii)
- Marie Besnard (1896–1980), accused in several murder trials
Web links
Commons : Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé - Collection of images, videos and audio files
