Scorbé-Clairvaux
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
| Canton | Châtellerault-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 58-171 m | |
| surface | 22.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,259 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 99 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86140 | |
| INSEE code | 86258 | |
| Website | http://www.scorbe-clairvaux.fr/ | |
Scorbé-Clairvaux is a French municipality with 2259 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Châtellerault-1 (until 2015: canton of Lencloître ).
The municipality consists of the two localities Scorbé and Clairvaux .
geography
Scorbé-Clairvaux is about 26 kilometers north-northeast of Poitiers and about nine kilometers west of Châtellerault in southern Anjou . Scorbé-Clairvaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thuré in the north and east, Colombiers in the south and south-east, Marigny-Brizay in the south, Ouzilly in the south-west and Saint-Genest-d'Ambière in the west.
The former route nationale 725 (today's D725) runs through the municipality .
history
Scorbé has been known as a settlement since the 1st century AD. Clairvaux (also known as Clervaux ) is similarly old, but first mentioned since the 11th century. The numerous stately homes testify to the strategic importance of the places.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,397 | 1,315 | 1,427 | 1.919 | 2.110 | 2.123 | 2,348 | 2,327 |
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church, between the 12th and 15th centuries, monument historique since 1994
- Priory, Monument historique since 1929
- Clairvaux Castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 16th and 17th centuries, monument historique since 1928
- Le Haut-Clairvaux castle with tower, built at the beginning of the 10th century, last extensions in the 12th century, monument historique since 1926, with the Notre-Dame-des-Vergers chapel, built at the end of the 14th century
- Les Robinières Castle, built in 1524, has been a monument historique since 1984
- Two wash houses
- Corn halls from the 18th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 403-407.
