Usson-du-Poitou
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Lussac-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Vienne et Gartempe | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ' N , 0 ° 32' E | |
| height | 118-161 m | |
| surface | 72.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,260 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86350 | |
| INSEE code | 86276 | |
| Website | http://www.usson-du-poitou.com/ | |
Usson-du-Poitou is a French commune with 1,260 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the canton of Lussac-les-Châteaux (until 2015: canton of Gençay ). The inhabitants are called Ussonnais .
geography
Usson-du-Poitou is about 36 kilometers south-southeast of Poitiers on the Clouère . Usson-du-Poitou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Secondin in the north and north-west, Bouresse in the north and north-east, Queaux in the east, Le Vigeant in the south-east, Saint-Martin-l'Ars in the south, Payroux in the south-west and Château-Garnier in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,822 | 1,680 | 1,437 | 1,374 | 1,439 | 1,367 | 1,326 | 1,301 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 11th century, monument historique since 1907
- Badevillain Castle from the 18th century
- House La Guéronnière from the 17th century, a historic monument since 2009
Personalities
- Paul Winter (1906–1992), athlete (discus)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 342-346.
Web links
Commons : Usson-du-Poitou - collection of images, videos and audio files
