Vellèches
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
| Canton | Châtellerault-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ' N , 0 ° 32' E | |
| height | 58-135 m | |
| surface | 19.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 363 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86230 | |
| INSEE code | 86280 | |
Vellèches is a French municipality with 363 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 Châtellerault-2 (until 2015 canton of Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers ).
geography
Vellèches is about 49 kilometers north-northeast of Poitiers . Vellèches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Antogny-le-Tillac in the north and northeast, Dangé-Saint-Romain in the east, Vaux-sur-Vienne in the southeast, Antran and Usseau in the south, Leigné-sur-Usseau in the southwest, Mondion in the west as well Marigny-Marmande in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 508 | 491 | 405 | 387 | 350 | 358 | 371 | 403 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century, historic monument since 2001
- Marmande Castle, originally from the 12th century, alterations from the 17th century
- Valençay Castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 17th century
- La Rie mansion, a historic monument since 1976
Web links
Commons : Vellèches - Collection of images, videos and audio files
