Varennes (Vienne)
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| local community | Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 86110 | |
| Former INSEE code | 86277 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Varennes is a village and a former French community with 342 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Poitiers and the canton of Migné-Auxances (until 2015: canton of Mirebeau ).
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former communes of Varennes were integrated into the Commune nouvelle Saint-Martin-la-Pallu , which had been in existence since 2017, and has the status of a Commune déléguée there . The administrative headquarters are in Vendeuvre-du-Poitou.
geography
Varennes is about 22 kilometers north-northeast of Poitiers . Varennes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mirebeau in the north, Thurageau in the east, Blaslay in the south and southeast and Amberre in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 289 | 287 | 256 | 258 | 275 | 329 | 357 | 355 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- church
